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Rated
R
Runtime 112 min
Ratings
69% TMDB
74% critics Rotten Tomatoes
79% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Where to Watch
Fawesome (Free), Criterion Channel (Subscription), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Rent), Fandango At Home (Rent)
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Genre Drama
Release 11/21/97
Actors Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks
Directors Atom Egoyan
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.
Genre Drama
Release 11/21/97
Actors Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks
Directors Atom Egoyan
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.