Frozen River
Frozen River

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

trailer parkillegal immigrationhuman traffickingborder crossingsnowundocumented immigrantnew york statenative american reservationwoman directorcanadian border

Production House

Harwood Hunt Productions
Cohen Media Group

Audience Score

66%

352 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Ray Eddy

Misty Upham

Misty Upham

Lila Littlewolf

Charlie McDermott

Charlie McDermott

TJ

John Canoe

Bernie Littlewolf

Jay Klaitz

Jay Klaitz

Guy Versailles

Dylan Carusona

Jimmy

James Reilly

Ricky

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Trooper Finnerty

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Jacques Bruno

Betty Ouyang

Betty Ouyang

Chinese woman

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Crew

Heather Rae

Heather Rae

Producer

Courtney Hunt

Courtney Hunt

Director, Writer

Kate Williams

Editor

Chip Hourihan

Producer

Reed Morano

Reed Morano

Director of Photography

Donald Harwood

Executive Producer

Peter Golub

Peter Golub

Original Music Composer

Shahzad Ismaily

Original Music Composer

Charles S. Cohen

Executive Producer

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