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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

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Release Date: November 21, 1997 (Limited)
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Writer: Russell BanksAtom Egoyan
Cast: Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood, David Hemblen, Brooke Johnson, Arsinée Khanjian, Tom McCamus, Stephanie Morgenstern, Earl Pastko, Sarah Polley
Studio: Fine Line Features
Running Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for sexuality and some language.

One day, it happened. Twenty-two kids were on the bus. It was a snowy day. Snow was coming down and the road was icy. A man was driving behind the bus, waving at his kids as they went off to school. Twenty-two kids were on the bus. The bus went off the side of the road, rolled down the hill, slid in to the middle of the lake, and sank in to the icy waters....

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A town has lost most of its children in a deadly school bus incident, and a lawyer has come to help the people get compensated. Ian Holm is the lawyer in The Sweet Hereafter, an extremely wonderful and beautiful film. Full movie review »

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