The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter
1997Drama112 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 clas... read more

  • Atom Egoyan

    Director

  • Atom Egoyan

    Screenplay

  • Russell Banks

    Novel

  • Allen Bell

    Script Editor

  • Paul Sarossy

    Director of Photography

  • Susan Shipton

    Editor

  • Ian Holm

    Mitchell Stephens

  • Sarah Polley

    Nicole Burnell

  • Tom McCamus

    Sam Burnell

  • Gabrielle Rose

    Dolores Driscoll

  • Alberta Watson

    Risa Walker

  • Caerthan Banks

    Zoe Stephens

  • Maury Chaykin

    Wendell Walker

  • Stephanie Morgenstern

    Allison

  • Kirsten Kieferle

    Stewardess

  • Arsinée Khanjian

    Wanda Otto

  • Earl Pastko

    Hartley Otto

  • Simon Baker

    Bear

  • David Hemblen

    Abbott Driscoll

  • Bruce Greenwood

    Billy Ansel

  • Sarah Rosen Fruitman

    Jessica Ansel

  • Marc Donato

    Mason Ansel

  • Devon Finn

    Sean Walker

  • Fides Krucker

    Klara Stephens

  • Magdalena Sokolowski

    Young Zoe

  • James D. Watts

    Young Mitchell

  • Brooke Johnson

    Mary Burnell

  • Allegra Denton

    Jenny

  • Peter Donaldson

    Schwartz

  • Russell Banks

    Dr. Robeson

  • Mychael Danna

    Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    112 minutes

    Released

    1997-09-25

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    Canada

    Studios

    Fine Line Features

    Ego Film Arts

    Alliance Films

    Sound

  • Mychael Danna

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    165 days ago

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