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Theatrical Release Date:
11/21/1997
DVD Release Date:
05/27/1998
Run Time:
110min.
Starring:
Director(s):
MPAA Rating:
R for sexuality and some language.
Genre(s):
Drama,Foreign
Plot: Atom Egoyan's haunting adaptation of the Russell Banks novel The Sweet Hereafter was the Canadian filmmaker's most successful film to date, taking home a Special Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and scoring a pair of Academy Award ... Read More
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