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The Sweet Hereafter

1997 1h 52m English 7.4
Action, Drama
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.—Matthew Tichenor

Cast

Ian Holm
Ian Holm
as Mitchell Stevens
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood
as Billy
Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley
as Nicole Burnell
Gabrielle Rose
Gabrielle Rose
as Dolores Driscoll

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