Movie · Drama

A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. As a lawyer visits the victims' parents in hopes of launching a class action suit, the community is paralyzed by anger. All but one young girl, wheelchair-bound after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.

1997 · 1h 50m
Director Atom Egoyan

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The Sweet Hereafter

Drama

A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. As a lawyer visits the victims' parents in hopes of launching a class action suit, the community is paralyzed by anger. All but one young girl, wheelchair-bound after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1997
Run Time
1 hr 50 min
Rated
R for sexuality and some language.
Region of Origin
Canada
© 1997 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Canada)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.