The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
The Sweet Hereafter is a book-based movie adapted from "The sweet hereafter" by Russell Banks. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is November 21, 1997.
The Source Material
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Overview
In The Sweet Hereafter, Russell Banks tells a story that begins with a school bus accident. Using four different narrators, Banks creates a small-town morality play that addresses one of life's most agonizing questions: when the worst thing happens, who do you…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Original Title
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Limited Theatrical
- November 21, 1997 · Rated R