The Sweet Hereafter
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
1997 | 112m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Atom Egoyan |
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| Writer: | Atom Egoyan, Russell Banks |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 25, 1997 |
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| Director: | Atom Egoyan |
| Writer: | Atom Egoyan, Russell Banks |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, canada, small town, suffering, village, paralysis, based on true story, tragedy, lawyer, car accident, school bus, british columbia |
| Production Companies | Fine Line Features, Alliance Films, Ego Film Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,951,247
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian Holm | Mitchell Stephens |
| Sarah Polley | Nicole Burnell |
| Tom McCamus | Sam Burnell |
| Gabrielle Rose | Dolores Driscoll |
| Alberta Watson | Risa Walker |
| Caerthan Banks | Zoe Stephens |
| Maury Chaykin | Wendell Walker |
| Stephanie Morgenstern | Allison |
| Kirsten Kieferle | Stewardess |
| Arsinée Khanjian | Wanda Otto |
| Earl Pastko | Hartley Otto |
| Simon Baker | Bear |
| David Hemblen | Abbott Driscoll |
| Bruce Greenwood | Billy Ansel |
| 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 |
| Mychael Danna | Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Atom Egoyan | Screenplay, Director |
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Russell Banks | Novel |
| Cassandra Cronenberg | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Andy Mikita | First Assistant Director |
| Eric Apps | ADR Recordist |
| Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Selina Williams | Location Production Assistant |
| Susan Shipton | Editor |
| Paul Sarossy | Director of Photography |
| Patricia Cuccia | Set Decoration |
| Paul Winestock | First Assistant Editor |
| Kathleen Climie | Art Direction |
| Sandra Cunningham | Line Producer |
| Alexander Reda | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Phillip Barker | Production Design |
| Beth Pasternak | Costume Design |
| Peter Szkoda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Daniel Pellerin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Patricia Boulden | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Joanne T. Harwood | Script Supervisor |
| Johnnie Eisen | Still Photographer |
| Keith Elliott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rod Crombie | Steadicam Operator |
| Tami Thomson | Production Coordinator |
| Steve Munro | Sound Engineer, Sound Designer, ADR Recordist |
| Gérald Altenburg | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Sylvain Cournoyer | Makeup Artist |
| Debra Johnson | Hairstylist |
| Stephen Lynch | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Mary Monforte | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Roberta Pazdro | Production Manager |
| Simone Urdl | Post Production Supervisor |
| Bruno Bryniarski | Second Assistant Director |
| Tracey Poirier | Second Assistant Director |
| Mary Sylwester | Third Assistant Director |
| David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Peter Atto | Set Dresser |
| Larry Burkam | Art Department Assistant, Set Dresser |
| Peter Cosco | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Darryl Dennis Deegan | Lead Set Dresser |
| Sandy Glud | Set Buyer |
| Alexandra Hooper | Lead Set Dresser |
| Jon P. Goulding | Set Designer |
| Colin Baxter | Sound Assistant |
| Ray Campbell | Sound Assistant |
| Bernie Cisternas | Sound Engineer |
| Sue Conley | Dialogue Editor |
| Steve Copley | Foley Mixer |
| James A. Gore | Assistant Foley Artist |
| David Horton | Boom Operator |
| Peter Kelly | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bob Lacivita | ADR Recordist |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Ron Mellegers | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Ross Redfern | Sound Recordist |
| Ron Searles | Sound Engineer |
| Greg Shim | ADR Recordist |
| David Drainie Taylor | ADR Editor |
| Tony Van den Akker | Foley Mixer |
| Sharon Zupancic | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Curtis Bradshaw | Special Effects Assistant |
| Robert Moon | Key Special Effects |
| Teo Moon | Special Effects Assistant |
| Dawn Rivard | Special Effects |
| Jeff Skochko | Special Effects Technician |
| Michael Kavanagh | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jason Wells | Special Effects |
| Jason Carswell | Visual Effects |
| James Cooper | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Frank Falcone | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sean Montgomery | Visual Effects |
| Persis Reynolds | Visual Effects Producer |
| Craig Small | Visual Effects |
| Megan Conacher | Extras Casting |
| Suzanne Leslie | Extras Casting |
| Pat Blow | Costume Assistant |
| Joan Boyko | Costumer |
| Chris Hinton | Color Timer |
| Janis Kanigan | Color Timer |
| Joanne Rourke | Colorist |
| Dov Samuel | Assistant Editor |
| Lorne Davidson | Location Manager |
| Cory Kinney | Assistant Location Manager |
| Tracey Renyard | Assistant Location Manager |
| Darren Robson | Location Production Assistant |
| Matthew Williams | Location Production Assistant |
| Eardley Wilmot | Location Manager |
| Allen Bell | Script Editor |
| Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Atom Egoyan | Producer |
| Camelia Frieberg | Producer |
| Robert Lantos | Executive Producer |
| András Hámori | Executive Producer |
| David Webb | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Don McKellar | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Atom Egoyan | Nominated |
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