The Sweet Hereafter
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.
R
HD
Drama
1997
112 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Sweet Hereafter
- Duration : 112 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Russell Banks (novel), Atom Egoyan (screenplay)
- Directors : Atom Egoyan min
- Imdb : 7.7 (25497 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4 (11126 votes)
- Actors : Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus
Movie Storyline
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.