The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter was released on September 26, 1997.

The Sweet Hereafter was directed by Atom Egoyan.

The Sweet Hereafter has a runtime of 1h 52m.

The Sweet Hereafter was produced by Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg.

A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.

The key characters in The Sweet Hereafter are Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), Nicole Burnell (Sarah Polley), Sam Burnell (Tom McCamus).

The Sweet Hereafter is rated R.

The Sweet Hereafter is a Drama film.

The Sweet Hereafter has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.

The Sweet Hereafter had a budget of $5M.

The Sweet Hereafter has made $8M at the box office.