Frozen River
Desperation Knows No Borders
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1000000
Revenue
$5457664
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2008-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
327
Vote Average
6.644
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
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