Director
Atom Egoyan
Composer
Mychael Danna
Cast
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Gabriel Rose
Edition 1997
110'
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1997
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Drama
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Dialogue:
English
A crowded school bus careens wildly off a slippery winter road and plunges through the ice of a frozen lake. Fourteen children die. A small town is left devastated. Just days after this tragic accident, big-city lawyer Mitchel Stephens arrives to represent the grieving community in a class action suit. Stevens’ determination to help the town heal parallels his struggle to cope with the loss of his own daughter to drugs. Who is to blame for the accident? Mitchell decides the school board, the bus manufacturer and the town officials are the ones to be held responsible, no the bus driver. Teenager Sarah Polley has survived the accident and earlier memories slowly surface. Memories that could destroy Mitchell’s case.
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Credits
Directors
Atom Egoyan
Composers
Mychael Danna
Cast
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Gabriel Rose
Scenario
Atom Egoyan
Director of Photography
Paul Sarossy
Editors
Susan Shipton
Producers
Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg
More info
Dialogue
English
Countries of production
Canada
Screenplay based on
"The Sweet Hereafter" (Russell Banks)
Year
1997
Filmography
Atom Egoyan
Lust of a Eunuch (short, 1977), Howard in Particular (short, 1979), After Grad with Dad (short, 1980), Next of Kin (1984), Men: A Passion Playground (short, 1985), Family Viewing (1987), Speaking Parts (1989), The Adjuster (1991), Montréal vu par... (1991), Peep Show (short, 1992), Open House (short, 1992), Calendar (1993), Exotica (1994), A Portrait of Arshile (short, 1995), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Bach Cello Suit #4: Sarabande (1997), Felicia's Journey (1999), The Line (short, 2000), Diaspora (short, 2001), Close (short, 2001), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Citadel (2006), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Invisible World (2012), Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013), Devil's Knot (2013), The Captive (2014), Remember (2015), Guest of Honour (2019), Bluebeard's Castle (2022), Seven Veils (2023)