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The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

R 1h 52m 7.0/10 IMDb

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.

Director: Atom Egoyan

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

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent (referenced)

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Drowning / underwater scenes

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children
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