The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
Release: 1997-09-25
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 6.9
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Canada
Production Companies
Ego Film Arts
Alliance Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Alberta Watson
as Risa Walker
Gabrielle Rose
as Dolores Driscoll
Stephanie Morgenstern
as Allison
Earl Pastko
as Hartley Otto
Simon Baker
as Bear
Marc Donato
as Mason Ansel
Peter Donaldson
as Schwartz
Sarah Polley
as Nicole Burnell
Maury Chaykin
as Wendell Walker
Bruce Greenwood
as Billy Ansel
Arsinée Khanjian
as Wanda Otto
Brooke Johnson
as Mary Burnell
Mychael Danna
as Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)
Ian Holm
as Mitchell Stephens
Tom McCamus
as Sam Burnell
David Hemblen
as Abbott Driscoll
Sarah Rosen Fruitman
as Jessica Ansel
Russell Banks
as Dr. Robeson
Crew
Paul Sarossy
Director of Photography
Robert Lantos
Executive Producer
Selina Williams
Location Production Assistant
Goro Koyama
Foley Artist
Cassandra Cronenberg
Assistant Director Trainee
Mychael Danna
Original Music Composer
Eric Apps
ADR Recordist
Atom Egoyan
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Dennis Berardi
Visual Effects
Andy Mikita
First Assistant Director
Russell Banks
Novel