Liability

The Sweet Hereafter

(1997)

Wow, 15 years ago? I guess so, given that Sarah Polley looks even younger than the 18 she was.

Here we are in the weird moral universe of Atom Egoyan, where people grieve and guard their shameful secrets, and even the dead have gaping wounds. About as unsettling a film as you'll see, and I wonder whether I give it too much credit simply because it makes me feel like the ground is shifting under my feet. But give it credit I do.