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The Sweet Hereafter is a 1997 Canadian drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, adapted from the 1991 novel by Russell Banks. It tells the story of a school bus accident in a small town that kills 14 children. A class-action lawsuit ensues, proving divisive in the community and becoming tied with personal and family issues.
21 Nov 1997 · The Sweet Hereafter: Directed by Atom Egoyan. With Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus. A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
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The Sweet Hereafter, Canadian dramatic film, released in 1997, about a lawyer ( Ian Holm) who comes to a small town to sign clients for a lawsuit after a school bus accident. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes film festival and received Academy Award nominations for best director ( Atom Egoyan) and best adapted screenplay (Egoyan).
A major success for director Atom Egoyan and actor-filmmaker Sarah Polley, this ambitious, Oscar®-nominated drama powerfully explores the tragedy and trauma of a community in British Columbia. Featuring an incredible Ian Holm, The Sweet Hereafter is a high point in contemporary Canadian cinema.
21 Nov 1997 · A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart.
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer (Ian Holm) arrives to help the survivors' and victims...
