The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

There is no such thing as the simple truth.

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.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson

Release Date: 1997-09-25

Country: Canada

Ratings: 6.9 / 10 (414 votes)

Runtime: 112 mins