The Sweet Hereafter
Directors
Atom Egoyan
Actors
- Ian Holm
- Sarah Polley
- Caerthan Banks
Credits: 3
Summary
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
More about this movie
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.