The Sweet Hereafter

1997 · directed by Atom Egoyan

Rating

81/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Sweet Hereafter (1997), directed by Atom Egoyan, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ian Holm
• Sarah Polley
• Tom McCamus
• Gabrielle Rose
• Alberta Watson
• Caerthan Banks
• Maury Chaykin
• Stephanie Morgenstern
• Bruce Greenwood
• Arsinée Khanjian

Crew

• Paul Sarossy — Director of Photography
• Susan Shipton — Editor
• Mychael Danna — Original Music Composer
• Atom Egoyan — Screenplay

More from Atom Egoyan

1. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
2. Exotica (1994) — 74/100
3. Felicia's Journey (1999) — 72/100
4. The Adjuster (1991) — 68/100
5. Remember (2015) — 68/100
6. Adoration (2009) — 62/100

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