The sweet hereafter Movie (1997)
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to the town to defend the families, but he discovers that everything is not what it seems.
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.
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A mystery and a puzzle you try to put together to the very end..
Who is to blame? What is life for? What makes us want to live?
A really fascinating movie, the way its a puzzler in more ways than one..
Who is to blame? What is life for? What makes us want to live?
A really fascinating movie, the way its a puzzler in more ways than one..
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Storyline
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:52 hours
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Atom Egoyan
- Writer: Russell Banks (novel), Atom Egoyan (screenplay)
- Actors: Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus
- Language: English
- Country: Canada
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 52 nominations
- Production Company: Fine Line Features
- ASIN: 0780622251
- Year Released: 1997
- Release Date: Nov 20, 1997
- DVD Date: May 25, 1998
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