The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

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,... 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]

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

Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood, David Hemblen, Brooke Johnson, Arsinee Khanjian, Tom McCamus, Stephanie Morgenstern, Earl Pastko, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Kirsten Kieferle, Simon Baker, Sarah Rosen Fruitman, Marc Donato, Devon Finn, Fides Krucker, Magalena Sokoloski, James D. Watts, Allegra Denton, Russell Banks

Director: Atom Egoyan

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

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