The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Starring Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley
Directed by Atom Egoyan
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.
Runtime: 112 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: Canada
Genres: Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book,canada,small town,suffering,village,paralysis,based on a true story,tragedy,lawyer,car accident,school bus,british columbia
Cast
Mitchell Stephens
Zoe Stephens
Nicole Burnell
Sam Burnell
Dolores Driscoll
Risa Walker
Wendell
Allison
Stewardess
Wanda
Hartley
Bear
Abbott
Billy Ansel
Jessica
Mason
Sean
Klara
Young Zoe
Young Mitchell
Mary
Jenny
Schwartz
Dr. Robeson
Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)