France / May 15, 1997 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Morgenstern | Allison |
| Bruce Greenwood | Billy Ansel |
| Arsinée Khanjian | Wanda Otto |
| Earl Pastko | Hartley Otto |
| Simon Baker | Bear |
| Kirsten Kieferle | Stewardess |
| David Hemblen | Abbott Driscoll |
| Sarah Rosen Fruitman | Jessica Ansel |
| Marc Donato | Mason Ansel |
| Devon Finn | Sean Walker |
| Fides Krucker | Klara Stephens |
| Magdalena Sokolowski | Young Zoe |
| James D. Watts | Young Mitchell |
| Brooke Johnson | Mary Burnell |
| Allegra Denton | Jenny |
| Peter Donaldson | Schwartz |
| Russell Banks | Dr. Robeson |
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| Mychael Danna | Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Sweet Hereafter |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films |
| Release date | 25 settembre 1997 |
| Executive producer | Robert Lantos, András Hámori |
| Production | Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg, David Webb, Sandra Cunningham |
| Writer | Atom Egoyan, Russell Banks, Allen Bell |
| Editing | Susan Shipton, Dov Samuel, Chris Hinton, Joanne Rourke, Janis Kanigan, Paul Winestock |
| Cinematography | Paul Sarossy, Johnnie Eisen, Rod Crombie |
| Assistant directors | David Webb, Andy Mikita, Tracey Poirier, Mary Sylwester, Bruno Bryniarski, Atom Egoyan, Cassandra Cronenberg, Joanne T. Harwood |
| Camera operators | Rod Crombie, Paul Sarossy, Johnnie Eisen |
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Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 12, 1997 / 16 / Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan / Aug 23, 1997 / Fanciful Film Festival
Canada / Sep 04, 1997 / Toronto International Film Festival
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United States / Oct 04, 1997 / New York Film Festival
Malaysia / Jul 07, 2001 / Canadian Film Festival
Hong Kong / Mar 12, 2006 / Canadian Film Festival
Armenia / Jul 18, 2025 / Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Nov 21, 1997 / R
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Sep 25, 1997 / 15
Greece / Nov 07, 1997
Mexico / Dec 01, 1997
Brazil / Dec 26, 1997
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Norway / Jan 23, 1998
Sweden / Jan 23, 1998
Netherlands / Feb 19, 1998 / 6
Argentina / Feb 25, 1998
Germany / Mar 05, 1998 / 12
Australia / Jul 16, 1998 / M
Hungary / Dec 23, 1999
Finland / Jun 07, 2002
Japan / Oct 23, 2004
Physical media
Netherlands / May 31, 2001 / 6 / DVD
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