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The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Sep 25, 1997 1h 52m
6.9
395 votes

Synopsis

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. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.

Title The Sweet Hereafter
Companies Fine Line Features, Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
Countries Canada
Keywords small town, canada, based on novel or book, suffering, village, paralysis, based on true story, tragedy, lawyer, car accident, school bus, british columbia
Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus

Tom McCamus

Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose

Gabrielle Rose

Dolores Driscoll
Caerthan Banks

Caerthan Banks

Zoe Stephens
Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Wendell Walker
Earl Pastko

Earl Pastko

Hartley Otto
David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Abbott Driscoll
Marc Donato

Marc Donato

Mason Ansel
Devon Finn

Devon Finn

Sean Walker
Fides Krucker

Fides Krucker

Klara Stephens
James D. Watts

James D. Watts

Young Mitchell
Brooke Johnson

Brooke Johnson

Mary Burnell
Russell Banks

Russell Banks

Dr. Robeson
Mychael Danna

Mychael Danna

Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)