Set in a small northern village, a story which focuses on how one community plunges into tragedy when its school bus crashes into a lake, claiming the lives of more than a dozen of the town's children.

Soon after, Mitchell Stephens, a big city lawyer, comes to the devastated village with the intention of mounting a class-action suit on behalf of the vitims.

Holding out hope of compensation for their loss and promising that he can assign blame for this incomprehensible event, Stephen interviews the few survivors and the many bereaved families. What follows is a series of emotional encounters that provide a prismatic view of the community, before and after this tragic accident.

Directed by
Atom Egoyan

Cast
Ian Holm - Mitchell Stephens
Maury Chaykin - Wendell Walker
Gabrielle Rose - Dolores Driscoll
Peter Donaldson - Schwartz
Bruce Greenwood - Billy Ansell
David Hemblen - Abbott
Brooke Johnson - Mary
Arsinee Khanjian - Wanda Otto
Tom McCamus - Sam Burnell
Stephanie Morgenstern - Allison
Earl Pastko - Hartley
Sarah Polley - Nicole Burnell
Alberta Watson - Risa Walker
Caerthan Banks - Zoe Stephens
Kirsten Kieferle - Stewardess

Production Co.
Alliance Atlantis
Ego Film Arts

Produced by
Robert Lantos
Camelia Frieberg
David J Webb
Atom Egoyan
Andras Hamori

Studio
Lucky Red Distribuzione

Writer
Russell Banks
Atom Egoyan

Music
Mychael Danna