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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 52 Fresh: 52  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.8/10
 
Consensus: Director Atom Egoyan examines tragedy and its aftermath with intelligence and empathy.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Synopsis: A small Canadian town is torn apart by the appearance of an ambulance-chasing lawyer after a tragic accident involving a school bus killed many of the town's children. One key witness, however, eludes the troubled attorney: a gifted young woman confined by the tragedy to a wheelchair for the... A small Canadian town is torn apart by the appearance of an ambulance-chasing lawyer after a tragic accident involving a school bus killed many of the town's children. One key witness, however, eludes the troubled attorney: a gifted young woman confined by the tragedy to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. A morality play without the sermon from EXOTICA auteur Atom Egoyan, based on the acclaimed novel by Russell Banks. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood

Director: Atom Egoyan
Composer: Mychael Danna
Screenwriter: Atom Egoyan
Story: Russell Banks
Producer: Camelia Frieberg, Atom Egoyan

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Release:

Sep 11, 1999

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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4/5

...Egoyan looks at the essence of guilt and the complexity of human relationships in all their rich variety.

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04/17/01
David Wood
BBC
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It's a tactfully acted film, beautifully shot in snowy widescreen, subtly scripted and directed with a rare touch.

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Kim Newman
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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...intelligent, stately paced film

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Molds the past, present, and future into a tapestry of the cyclical nature of human suffering.

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10/24/04
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections
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Based on Russell Banks' tragic novel about a town grieving for 14 children killed in a bus crash, easily makes my list of top 1997 films.

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07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly
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4/5

A delicate and touching story.

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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Visits the impossible contradictions of bereavement with clear-eyed compassion.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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08/21/02
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit
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This isn't a "flick" or a "movie". This is a film.

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08/04/02
John Venable
Supercala.com
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A stirring portrait of a community struggling to heal in the wake of a crisis.

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06/05/02
Lael Loewenstein
Boxoffice Magazine
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Explores the ways in which a tragedy enhances rather than diminishes a town's sense of community.

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03/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Una obra exquisita.

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08/31/01
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos
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02/27/01
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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Canadian writer-director Atom Egoyan's most ambitious work to date, The Sweet Hereafter is a rich, complex meditation on the impact of a terrible tragedy on a small town.

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02/14/01
Brendan Kelly
Variety
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Though this is Egoyan's first adaptation, The Sweet Hereafter could serve as a model for how to do it right.

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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01/01/01
Robert Roten
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