In a complex narrative mosaic, Egoyan spins a breathtaking web of interconnected stories about the lives of the inhabitants of a small town in British Columbia following a tragic road accident.

following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer mitchell stephens (ian holm) descends upon a small town. with promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. but beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. gradually, we learn that stephens has his own agenda, and that everyone has secrets to keep.

Product details

Director	Atom Egoyan
Actor	Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose

Genre	Drama
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 16
Publication date	27.05.1998
Region code	1
Edition	Platinum Edition
Version	US Version
Year of production	1997
Length	112 Minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital), English (Dolby Surround 5.1), French (Dolby Digital), French (Dolby Surround 5.1)
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish
Extras	Filmographies, Videos, Biographies, Interviews, Theatrical trailer, Audio commentary of the director
Screen	2.35:1

Cast & Crew

Actor

Production & Studios

Atom Egoyan

Genre

Drama

Customer reviews

Ian Holm!!!

Written on 26. August 2003 by dps.

Ich stiess zufällig auf den Film, weil ich als grosser LOTR Fan mal sehen wollte, was denn die Ringe-Schauspieler sonst noch so gemacht hatten. The Sweet Hereafter hat mich einfach umgehauen. Egoyan kreiert eine Stimmung die einem fast die Luft abdrückt. Die grenzenlose Trauer wird greifbar und bleibt unbegreiflich. Ach ja, Ian "Bilbo" Holm spielt absolut herausragend.
Erschütternd

Written on 05. February 2003 by kenner.

ein Drama, das keinen Kalt lässt, erschütternd und hochsensibel inszeniert, absolut grandios
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Written on 15. November 2007 by mary jane.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

brilliant, so wie alle seine filme