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 The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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 Drama
 Ian Holm , Sarah Polley , Caerthan Banks , Tom McCamus , Gabrielle Rose , Alberta Watson , Maury Chaykin , Stephanie Morgenstern , Kirsten Kieferle ,
Arsinée Khanjian , Earl Pastko , Simon Baker , David Hemblen , Bruce Greenwood , Sarah Rosen Fruitman
 Atom Egoyan
IMDB  112
 1997
 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 the 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.
Director Atom Egoyan examines tragedy and its aftermath with intelligence and empathy.
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