THE SWEET HEREAFTER, 1997

Canada | DCP, Color, 112' | English
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks

Adapted from Russell Banks’s novel, the film follows a small-town grappling with grief after a devastating school bus accident that claims the lives of many of its children. Set against the harsh and isolating conditions of winter, the story traces both the collective impact of loss and the way this fragile balance is disrupted by a lawyer who arrives to file a lawsuit. Its fragmented narrative structure interrogates how trauma is remembered and reconstructed. The Sweet Hereafter is among Atom Egoyan’s most acclaimed works.

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