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Aravien
Film · 1997

The Sweet Hereafter

Atom Egoyan

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The Sweet Hereafter
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What this is doing

Lets the after-hours thread settle into a deeper film form.

A school bus accident in a small town. A lawyer arrives, and grief becomes litigation. Egoyan's study of communal trauma and exploitation.

This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.

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A school bus accident in a small town. A lawyer arrives, and grief becomes litigation. Egoyan's study of communal trauma and exploitation.

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cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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