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The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · 1h 52m · R
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What is it about? The Sweet Hereafter
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
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.
Genre: drama. Themes: small town, canada, suffering, village, paralysis, tragedy.
Cast and crew The Sweet Hereafter
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Creators
- Directed byAtom Egoyan
- ScreenplayAtom Egoyan
- Based on the novel byRussell Banks
- MusicMychael Danna
- CinematographyPaul Sarossy
- EditingSusan Shipton
Full cast and crew25 cast members, 99 crew
Cast:
- Ian Holm · Mitchell Stephens
- Sarah Polley · Nicole Burnell
- Tom McCamus · Sam Burnell
- Gabrielle Rose · Dolores Driscoll
- Alberta Watson · Risa Walker
- Caerthan Banks · Zoe Stephens
- Maury Chaykin · Wendell Walker
- Stephanie Morgenstern · Allison
- Bruce Greenwood · Billy Ansel
- Arsinée Khanjian · Wanda Otto
- Earl Pastko · Hartley Otto
- Simon Baker · Bear
- Kirsten Kieferle · Stewardess
- David Hemblen · Abbott Driscoll
- Sarah Rosen Fruitman · Jessica Ansel
- Marc Donato · Mason Ansel
- Devon Finn · Sean Walker
- Fides Krucker · Klara Stephens
- Magdalena Sokolowski · Zoe
- James D. Watts · Mitchell
- Brooke Johnson · Mary Burnell
- Allegra Denton · Jenny
- Peter Donaldson · Schwartz
- Russell Banks · Robeson
- Mychael Danna · Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)
Crew:
- Atom Egoyan · Director
- Atom Egoyan · Producer
- Mychael Danna · Original Music Composer
- Paul Sarossy · Director of Photography
- Camelia Frieberg · Producer
- Atom Egoyan · Screenplay
- Susan Shipton · Editor
- Beth Pasternak · Costume Design
- Phillip Barker · Production Design
- Robert Lantos · Executive Producer
- Russell Banks · Novel
- András Hámori · Executive Producer
Trailer The Sweet Hereafter
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Details The Sweet Hereafter
- Premiere
- May 15, 1997, France
- Premiere
- October 4, 1997, United States
- First theatrical release
- September 25, 1997
- Release in the US
- November 21, 1997
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $5M
- Worldwide gross
- $8M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Sweet Hereafter?
1h 52m (112 minutes).
Who’s in The Sweet Hereafter?
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Maury Chaykin, Stephanie Morgenstern, Bruce Greenwood, and Arsinée Khanjian. Directed by Atom Egoyan.
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