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Directed By
Atom Egoyan
Written By:
Atom Egoyan
Cast:
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Arsinee Khanjian, Alberta Watson, Gabrielle Rose, Maury Chaykin, David Hemblen, Earl Pastko, Peter Donaldson, Stephanie Morgenstern
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The Sweet Hereafter (1996)
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Canadian Epic
A gorgeous Canadian film adapted from the Russell Banks novel of the same name. This tells the story of a town torn apart by the tragedy of losing all their children, save one.
Sarah Polley is heart-breaking and brilliant as the one survivor. Her life before the bus crash is reassessed and she comes to terms with the terrible injustices visited on her by her father. For those of us who grew up with her on 'Road to Avonlea', this role tears away the layers of petticoats and proves Polley to be the great Canadian hope.
The ensemble is brilliant, they all struggle to cope with a world without a child's laughter and the storyline with Ian Holm and his drug addict daughter works to highlight that children are not always the saviors we see them as.
Atom Egoyan does a masterful job in weaving the story of the Pied Piper in with the tragedy of the town. An outstanding directing job that ranks him as Canada's best director.
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