The Sweet Hereafter

Name: The Sweet Hereafter
Director: Atom Egoyan
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997

1997

IMDb

Atom Egoyan

1997·TV-MA· Canada

Canada

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama Indie

A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.

Cast

Ian Holm·Caerthan Banks·Sarah Polley·Tom McCamus

Producers

Sandra Cunningham·Atom Egoyan·Camelia Frieberg·Andras Hamori·Robert Lantos

Languages

English

Major Awards

3 wins · 8 nominations

Wins (3)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1997)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Atom Egoyan

Cannes Film Festival (1997)

Grand Prize of the Jury

Atom Egoyan

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (1997)

FIPRESCI Prize

Atom Egoyan

Nominations (8)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1997)

Palme d'Or

Atom Egoyan

Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1997)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1997)

Best Picture

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1997)

Best Film

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1998)

Best Film

Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1997)

Best Director

Atom Egoyan

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1997)

Best Director

Atom Egoyan

Academy Awards, USA (1998)

Best Director

Atom Egoyan