The Sweet Hereafter
As momentum for the case builds, he finds himself squaring off against the lone survivor of the accident (Polley), battling against the power of long-held family secrets. Based on the bestselling novel by Russell Banks, this shattering film won eight Genie Awards and garnered two Oscar nominations for Egoyan.
“Cuts to the bone and stays there long after its end credits have finished rolling.” — Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Director
Atom Egoyan
Egoyan is a Companion of the Order of Canada, and received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2015 for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. He has produced a significant body of work in film, television, and theatre. He has won over 60 awards, and was nominated for 80 others, including two Academy Award nominations for The Sweet Hereafter. His films have screened at festivals and in major retrospectives around the world, and a number of books have been written about his work. His films include Exotica, Ararat, The Captive, and Seven Veils, among many others.
Writer
Atom Egoyan
Cast
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Arsinée Khanjian, Tom McCamus
Producers
Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg, Robert Lantos, Andras Hamori
Genre
Drama
Interests
Classics, Family Relationships, Literary Adaptation, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Canadian Distributor
eOne
