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Sweet Hereafter (The)
- Director: Atom Egoyan
- Writer: Russell Banks; Atom Egoyan
- Producer: Sandra Cunningham; Atom Egoyan
CGiii Comment
Nominated for 2 Oscars - the acting is sublime.
It's the story that lets this down...it's dull, mundane and sleep-inducing.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 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.
Cast & Characters
Ian Holm as Mitchell Stevens;
Caerthan Banks as Zoe Stevens;
Sarah Polley as Nicole Burnell;
Tom McCamus as Sam Burnell;
Gabrielle Rose as Dolores Discolt;
Alberta Watson as Risa;
Maury Chaykin as Wendell;
Stephanie Morgenstern as Allison;
Kirsten Kieferle as Stewardess;
Arsinée Khanjian as Wanda;
Earl Pastko as Hartley;
Simon Baker as Bear;
David Hemblen as Abbott;
Bruce Greenwood as Billy;
Sarah Rosen Fruitman as Jessica