Cuts to the bone and stays there long after its end credits have finished rolling.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 53
Fresh: 53
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.9/10
Consensus: Director Atom Egoyan examines tragedy and its aftermath with intelligence and empathy.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Dramas
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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Reviews for The Sweet Hereafter
Molds the past, present, and future into a tapestry of the cyclical nature of human suffering.
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.
Visits the impossible contradictions of bereavement with clear-eyed compassion.
A stirring portrait of a community struggling to heal in the wake of a crisis.
Explores the ways in which a tragedy enhances rather than diminishes a town's sense of community.
...Egoyan looks at the essence of guilt and the complexity of human relationships in all their rich variety.
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.
Though this is Egoyan's first adaptation, The Sweet Hereafter could serve as a model for how to do it right.
Latest News for The Sweet Hereafter
September 07, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: Where the Truth Lies
From Atom Egoyan, director of "Exotica," "The Sweet Hereafter," and "Ararat," comes Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman in the already... More...
August 22, 2005:
Egoyan's "Truth" May Lie with an NC-17
ThinkFilm, distributor of the new Atom Egoyan film "Where the Truth Lies," plans to appeal what they believe will be an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, says The Hollywood... More...
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