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The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Director:
Atom Egoyan,
rated R for adult topics
There is no
such thing as the simple truth.
  Starring:
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle
Rose, Alberta Watson, Maury Chaykin, Stephanie Morgenstern
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Why am I telling you
this, Mr. Ansel? Because we've all lost our children. They're
dead to us."
- Mitchell Stephens
Why watch this?
A small, isolated Canadian town is devastated by a single horrific event.
Plot Summary:
After a devastating bus accident kills many children in a small
Canadian town, a big-city lawyer arrives to initiate a
class-action lawsuit on behalf of the grieving parents. His
presence stirs up tensions within the community, which is
already struggling to come to terms with the tragedy. Amidst
this conflict, a teenage survivor of the accident, now facing
her own challenges, plays a pivotal role in revealing the
complexities of the town's grief.
Dad's Preview: A tragic school bus accident,
where 14 children die, is
bound to tear up the small community involved. This film deals
with the aftermath, when lawyers maneuver to find blame and
determine who to sue. For a film so grounded in reality, there are dark layers of human complexity
at play here. One survivor, Nicole, is simply fascinating to watch,
as she weathers the aftermath and struggles to understand it
all.
Ego Film Arts;
Alliance Communications |
