The Sweet Hereafter
1997
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Synopsis
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.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997) is a 1h 52min drama feature film by Atom Egoyan. A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its childre...
Facts
Based on
The Sweet Hereafter
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture, Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
Setting
Canada
Filming location
Toronto, British Columbia
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Academy Awards 1998 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 1998 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1997 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1997 generic
