The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

There is no such thing as the simple truth.

1997 en 112 minutes

Rating: 6.906

Plot

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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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

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

Kirsten Kieferle

Stewardess

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Abbott Driscoll

Sarah Rosen Fruitman

Sarah Rosen Fruitman

Jessica Ansel

Marc Donato

Marc Donato

Mason Ansel

Devon Finn

Devon Finn

Sean Walker

Fides Krucker

Fides Krucker

Klara Stephens

Magdalena Sokolowski

Magdalena Sokolowski

Young Zoe

James D. Watts

James D. Watts

Young Mitchell

Brooke Johnson

Brooke Johnson

Mary Burnell

Allegra Denton

Allegra Denton

Jenny

Peter Donaldson

Peter Donaldson

Schwartz

Russell Banks

Russell Banks

Dr. Robeson

Mychael Danna

Mychael Danna

Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)

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