Movie·2008·1h 37m
Frozen River
Desperation Knows No Borders
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
Producer
Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan
Cinematography
Reed Morano
Music
Peter Golub
Editor
Kate Williams
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
352 votes
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// cast
Cast
Melissa Leo
Ray Eddy
Misty Upham
Lila Littlewolf
Charlie McDermott
TJ
John Canoe
Bernie Littlewolf
Jay Klaitz
Guy Versailles
Dylan Carusona
Jimmy
James Reilly
Ricky
Michael O'Keefe
Trooper Finnerty
Mark Boone Junior
Jacques Bruno
Betty Ouyang
Chinese woman
// crew
Crew
Heather Rae
Producer
Courtney Hunt
Director, Writer
Kate Williams
Editor
Chip Hourihan
Producer
Reed Morano
Director of Photography
Donald Harwood
Executive Producer
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
Shahzad Ismaily
Original Music Composer
Charles S. Cohen
Executive Producer
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