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There is no such thing as the simple truth. - The Sweet Hereafter
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Title: The Sweet Hereafter

Release Date: 25 Sep 1997

Runtime: 1h 52m

Genre: Drama

Director: Fine Line Features, Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films

Production Companies: Fine Line Features, Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (394 votes)

Cast

  • Mitchell Stephens: Ian Holm
  • Nicole Burnell: Sarah Polley
  • Sam Burnell: Tom McCamus
  • Dolores Driscoll: Gabrielle Rose
  • Risa Walker: Alberta Watson
  • Zoe Stephens: Caerthan Banks
  • Wendell Walker: Maury Chaykin
  • Allison: Stephanie Morgenstern
  • Stewardess: Kirsten Kieferle
  • Wanda Otto: Arsinée Khanjian
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