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| Frozen River |
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Crime
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
 (11/19/2008)
97 mins
R
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 7.5 (929 votes)
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Frozen River is a dramatic feature film which takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Melissa Leo (21 Grams, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, television's Homicide: Life on the Street) plays Ray, Misty Upham (Edge of America, DreamKeeper, Skins) plays Lila, and Oscar nominee Michael O'Keefe (The Great Santini, Caddyshack, Ironweed) plays the New York State Trooper who ultimately brings the two to justi... |
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| Melissa Leo
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Ray Eddy
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| Misty Upham
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Lila
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| Michael O'Keefe
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Trooper Finnerty
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| Mark Boone Junior
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Jacques Bruno
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| Charlie McDermott
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T.J.
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| James Reilly
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Ricky
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| Director
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Courtney Hunt |
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Chip Hourihan; Charles S. Cohen; Heather Rae |
| Writer
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Courtney Hunt |
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Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Interesting that although the film takes place around Christmas, and on the New York-Canada border, and there's snow all over the place, and people are crossing frozen rivers, there's never any steam coming out of anyone's mouth when they talk. (more) Filming Locations: New York, USA (more) Awards: 16 wins & 16 nominations (more)
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