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The Sweet Hereafter News

1997 Certificate 15
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A small Canadian town is torn apart by the appearance of an ambulance-chasing lawyer after a tragic accident involving a school bus killed many of the town's children. One key witness, however, eludes the troubled attorney: a gifted young woman confined by the tragedy to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. A morality play .. Read more

Starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin, Peter Donaldson
Director Atom Egoyan
Genres Drama

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    • The Sweet Hereafter
      A small Canadian town is torn apart by the appearance of an ambulance-chasing lawyer after a tragic accident involving a school bus killed many of the town's children. One key witness, however, eludes the troubled attorney: a gifted young woman confined by the tragedy to a wheelchair for the rest ...