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Atom Egoyan’s inspired adaptation of Russell Banks’ 1991 novel details the aftermath of a horrifying schoolbus crash that has devastated a small community in British Columbia.
The film’s protagonist is Mitchell Stevens (Ian Holm), a cynical lawyer from the city who has arrived to cash in on the tragedy. He comes into conflict with the community’s despair and anger, and finds an unexpectedly formidable opponent in Nicole (Sarah Polley), the paralyzed teenage survivor who seems to embody the town’s conscience.
Winner of three awards at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for two Academy Awards at the following year’s Oscars, "The Sweet Hereafter" was a breakthrough for director Atom Egoyan and it still stands as his masterpiece and one of the most celebrated Canadian films of all time.