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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Sep 25, 1997 · 1h 52m

6.9/10 TMDB user score
445 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • Ian Holm Ian Holm Mitchell Stephens
  • Sarah Polley Sarah Polley Nicole Burnell
  • Tom McCamus Tom McCamus Sam Burnell
  • Gabrielle Rose Gabrielle Rose Dolores Driscoll
  • Alberta Watson Alberta Watson Risa Walker
  • Caerthan Banks Zoe Stephens
  • Maury Chaykin Maury Chaykin Wendell Walker
  • Stephanie Morgenstern Stephanie Morgenstern Allison
  • Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood Billy Ansel
  • Arsinée Khanjian Arsinée Khanjian Wanda Otto
  • Earl Pastko Earl Pastko Hartley Otto
  • Simon Baker Simon Baker Bear
  • Kirsten Kieferle Stewardess
  • David Hemblen David Hemblen Abbott Driscoll
  • Sarah Rosen Fruitman Sarah Rosen Fruitman Jessica Ansel
  • Marc Donato Marc Donato Mason Ansel

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