The Sweet Hereafter

1997 film by Atom Egoyan
Movie film Q135315
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Sweet Hereafter

Summary

The Sweet Hereafter is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sweet Hereafter received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3].
  • The Sweet Hereafter received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Sweet Hereafter received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[5].
  • The Sweet Hereafter received the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[6].
  • The Sweet Hereafter received the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[7].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's director is recorded as Atom Egoyan[9].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's screenwriter is recorded as Atom Egoyan[10].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's composer is recorded as Mychael Danna[11].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's based on is recorded as The Sweet Hereafter[13].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Ian Holm[14].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Sarah Polley[15].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Bruce Greenwood[16].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Alberta Watson[17].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Marc Donato[18].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Arsinée Khanjian[19].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Gabrielle Rose[20].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Maury Chaykin[21].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Simon R. Baker[22].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Stephanie Morgenstern[23].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's cast member is recorded as Tom McCamus[24].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's producer is recorded as Atom Egoyan[25].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's director of photography is recorded as Paul Sarossy[26].
  • The Sweet Hereafter's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0120255[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sweet Hereafter's producer is recorded as Atom Egoyan[25]. Its director is recorded as Atom Egoyan[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Atom Egoyan[10]. Cast members include Ian Holm[14], Sarah Polley[15], Bruce Greenwood[16], Alberta Watson[17], Marc Donato[18], and Arsinée Khanjian[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1998-03-05T00:00:00Z[29]. The Sweet Hereafter's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include incest[31] and dysfunctional family[32].

Reception

Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], a class of award[33], in France[34], founded in 1967[35]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38]; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[5], a film award category[39], in Canada[40], founded in 1980[41]; Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[6], an award for best film by place of origin[42], in Canada[43]; and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[7], a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury[44], in France[45], founded in 1974[46]. Reviews include 8.9/10[47], 91/100[48], 98%[49], and 7.4/10[50].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Sweet Hereafter's after a work by is recorded as Russell Banks[51].

Why It Matters

The Sweet Hereafter ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The Sweet Hereafter receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[5], and Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Metacritic. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Metacritic. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [47] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [48] . wikidata.org.
  29. [49] . wikidata.org.
  30. [50] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [51] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Sweet Hereafter. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sweet-hereafter
MLA “The Sweet Hereafter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sweet-hereafter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-sweet-hereafter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Sweet Hereafter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sweet-hereafter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Sweet Hereafter — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sweet-hereafter (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sweet-hereafter · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by Alliance Films, Netflix
    Fsk film rating FSK 12
    Genre
    Film editor Susan Shipton
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2130]]: 5,000,000 Canadian dollar, Added via Tricorder v1.0"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.