Frozen River (2008)

03/26/2008 (US) • 1h 37m

Drama, Crime

Desperation Knows No Borders

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Melissa Leo

Ray Eddy

Misty Upham

Lila Littlewolf

John Canoe

Bernie Littlewolf

Jay Klaitz

Guy Versailles

Michael O'Keefe

Trooper Finnerty

Mark Boone Junior

Jacques Bruno


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$5,457,664.00

Keywords

trailer park

illegal immigration

human trafficking

border crossing

snow

undocumented immigrant

new york state

native american reservation

woman director

canadian border

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