Film for January

Corrie Film Club is showing the Canadian film, The Sweet Hereafter, on Sunday January 11th. The title is ironic, as the plot centres round a disastrous accident when a school bus skids into a lake, killing several children. Their grieving parents are approached by a lawyer, Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), who persuades them to file an action against the bus company for negligence. Nicole Burnell, a 15-year-old now paralysed from the waist down, had been an aspiring songwriter before the accident, and she overhears an argument between two parents, one of whom distrusts Stephens and wants the case to be dropped. In the pretrial deposition, Nicole unexpectedly accuses the bus driver, Dolores Driscoll (Gabrielle Rose) of speeding,and this halts the lawsuit. Both Stephens and Nicole’s father know she is lying but can do nothing.

The showing is in Corrie Hall, beginning at 8.00pm. As always, there is no charge for admission, though donations towards the hall’s costs are welcome.