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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 18,833 users
Metascore:
90/100
Reviews: 182 user | 107 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com This film documents the effects of a tragic bus accident on the population of a small town. Director:Atom Egoyan |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Gabrielle Rose | ... |
Dolores Driscoll
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Risa
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Wendell
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Allison
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Kirsten Kieferle | ... |
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Wanda
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Earl Pastko | ... |
Hartley
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Bear
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David Hemblen | ... |
Abbott
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Sarah Rosen Fruitman | ... |
Jessica
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Storyline
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 the 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. Written by Matthew Tichenor <mticheno@direct.ca>
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There is no such thing as the simple truth. See more »Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
De beaux lendemains See more »Box Office
Budget:
$CAD5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$73,547 (USA) (23 November 1997) (5 Screens)Gross:
$3,252,652 (USA) (12 April 1998)Company Credits
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Nicole: Who's Mr. Stephens?
Sam: Uh, he's a lawyer. He's our lawyer.
Nicole: You and Mom have a lawyer?
Sam: Well, yes. He's your lawyer, too.
Nicole: My lawyer. Why do I need a lawyer?
Mary: Well maybe we shouldn't be talking about this just now, with you barely home. Aren't you hungry, honey? You want me to fix you something?
Nicole: No. What's this lawyer business?
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Music by Mychael Danna
Lyrics by Sarah Polley
Performed by The Sam Dent Band See more »
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Trivia
As indicated on Atom Egoyan's commentary track on the DVD, many people ask about the odd mask worn by the note-taker during the deposition scene. This is a Stenographer's Mask, an item which is used in real-life for the stenographer to record her own voice during the deposition. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Stephens visits the Ottos, and Mr. Otto offers him some tea, we hear a teakettle whistling but the one we see on the cooker is not the whistling type. See more »Quotes
Mary: (Speaking of a new computer, a gift) From Mr. Stephens... That was him on the phone just now. He was calling to see how you were.Nicole: Who's Mr. Stephens?
Sam: Uh, he's a lawyer. He's our lawyer.
Nicole: You and Mom have a lawyer?
Sam: Well, yes. He's your lawyer, too.
Nicole: My lawyer. Why do I need a lawyer?
Mary: Well maybe we shouldn't be talking about this just now, with you barely home. Aren't you hungry, honey? You want me to fix you something?
Nicole: No. What's this lawyer business?
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Soundtracks
"Dog Track Drizzle"Music by Mychael Danna
Lyrics by Sarah Polley
Performed by The Sam Dent Band See more »
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