The Sweet Hereafter

Mariela 2022-01-08 08:03:09

On a winter night, lawyer Michel (Ian Holm) was washing a car in a car wash, when he received a phone call from his daughter, Zoe, who was drugged, and his words revealed the conceptual contradiction between father and daughter. Michelle, who was sulking, encountered the embarrassment that the door could not be opened during the car wash, and finally had to abandon the car angrily and drove away. Earlier, on the plane, Michelle met his daughter’s former friend Alison, and told him the reason why the father and daughter fell apart...
Michelle witnessed a car accident in a small town, the one carrying school-age children The school bus accidentally overturned and fell into the lake due to avoiding an oncoming car, causing many families to lose their own flesh and blood. Michelle came into contact with all kinds of families during the visit, some father and daughter had abnormal love, some were drinking and violent, and some were sick. In order to help them ask for a pension from the government, the lawyer embarked on a bumpy road to help others... This
film won the Jury Prize of the 50th Cannes Film Festival.

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  • Mitchell Stephens: Tell me your news, Zoe.

    Zoe: Okay. Yesterday I went to sell my blood. I'm in this fucking city, and I'm selling my blood.

    Mitchell Stephens: That's not news, Zoe.

    Zoe: No, but this is. They wouldn't take my blood. Do you know what that means, Daddy? Does it register? I tested positive.

    Zoe: Welcome to hard times, Daddy.

    Mitchell Stephens: What do you want me to do, Zoe? I'll do whatever you want.

    Zoe: I need money.

    Mitchell Stephens: What for?

    Zoe: No, you CANNOT ask me that. YNot anymore. You asked me what I wanted, not what I wanted it for. I want money.

    Mitchell Stephens: Do you have a blood test?

    Zoe: You don't believe me? You don't FUCKING believe me?... I like it when you don't believe me. It's better that you don't believe me, but have to act like you do.

  • Sam: Nicole, tomorrow Mr. Stephens wants you to make your deposition at the community center. Thought I'd take you over.

    Nicole: Great.

    Sam: You seem, uh, I don't know. Distant, I guess. Hard to talk to.

    Nicole: We didn't used to have to talk a lot, did we Daddy?

    Sam: What do you mean?

    Nicole: I mean, I'm a wheelchair girl now. And it's hard to pretend that I'm a beautiful rock star. Remember, Daddy? That beautiful stage that you were gonna build for me. You were gonna light it with nothing but candles.