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66% Critic Match
Frozen River
“Desperation Knows No Borders”
6.6 / 10• 2008• 1h 37m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Melissa Leo
Ray Eddy
Lead
Misty Upham
Lila Littlewolf
Charlie McDermott
TJ
JC
John Canoe
Bernie Littlewolf
Jay Klaitz
Guy Versailles
DC
Dylan Carusona
Jimmy
JR
James Reilly
Ricky
Michael O'Keefe
Trooper Finnerty
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Courtney Hunt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Frozen River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
