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The Sweet Hereafter

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The Sweet Hereafter
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R,1hr 50min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
November 20, 1997
Director:
Atom Egoyan
Distributor:
New Line Home Video
Starring:
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood  ...more
Synopsis: Atom Egoyan's haunting adaptation of the Russell Banks novel The Sweet Hereafter was the Canadian filmmaker's most successful film to date, taking home a Special Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and scoring a pair of Academy Award nominations, including Best Director. Restructured to fit Egoyan's signature mosaic narrative style, the story concerns the cultural aftershocks which tear apart a small British Columbia town in the wake of a school-bus accident which leaves a number of ... Full Synopsis
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Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Leaves you shaken and ecstatic at the same time, transported by the vision of a major film artist. Full Review
Metascore
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90
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 23 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Ian Holm
Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley
Nicole Burnell
Bruce Greenwood
Billy Ansell
Gabrielle Rose
Dolores Driscoll
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