Cuts to the bone and stays there long after its end credits have finished rolling.
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03/08/09
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.
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,... [More]
Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin, Peter Donaldson
Director: Atom Egoyan
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05/26/06
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02/09/06
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04/09/05
...intelligent, stately paced film
01/29/05
Molds the past, present, and future into a tapestry of the cyclical nature of human suffering.
10/24/04
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.
07/01/04
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05/20/03
A delicate and touching story.
11/06/02
Visits the impossible contradictions of bereavement with clear-eyed compassion.
10/15/02
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08/21/02
This isn't a "flick" or a "movie". This is a film.
08/04/02
A stirring portrait of a community struggling to heal in the wake of a crisis.
06/05/02
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03/24/02
Explores the ways in which a tragedy enhances rather than diminishes a town's sense of community.
03/01/02
Una obra exquisita.
08/31/01
...Egoyan looks at the essence of guilt and the complexity of human relationships in all their rich variety.
04/17/01
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02/27/01
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.
02/14/01
Though this is Egoyan's first adaptation, The Sweet Hereafter could serve as a model for how to do it right.
02/14/01
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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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