Movie · 112 min · 16 · drm
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.
Where to watch The Sweet Hereafter
Available on 1 platforms across 1 countries.
Available languages
Audio: English, French
Subtitles: French
Cast
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Maury Chaykin, Stephanie Morgenstern, Bruce Greenwood, Arsinée Khanjian, Earl Pastko, Simon Baker, Kirsten Kieferle, David Hemblen, Sarah Rosen Fruitman, Marc Donato, Devon Finn, Fides Krucker
Crew
Atom Egoyan (director,producer,screenplay), Camelia Frieberg (producer)
Awards
7 wins from 10 nominations.
- Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film 1997 — won
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 1997 — won
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture 1997 — won
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Director 1998 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay — nominated