The Sweet Hereafter Poster

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Rated: RSeen55

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.

Writer(s)
  • Russell Banks
  • Atom Egoyan