The Sweet Hereafter (1997)DVD VHS | Cast list | | Ian Holm | as | Mitchell | | Caerthan Banks | as | Zoe | | Sarah Polley | as | Nicole | | Tom McCamus | as | Sam | | Gabrielle Rose | as | Dolores | | Alberta Watson | as | Risa | | Maury Chaykin | as | Wendell | | Stephanie Morgenstern | as | Allison | | Kirsten Kieferle | as | Stewardess | | Arsinée Khanjian | as | Wanda | | Earl Pastko | as | Hartley | | Simon Baker | as | Bear | | David Hemblen | as | Abbott | | Bruce Greenwood | as | Billy | | Sarah Rosen Fruitman | as | Jessica |
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Review
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer (Ian Holm) 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 paralysed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl (Sarah Polley), left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way to the sweet hereafter. |
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