Frozen River

Frozen River

6.6IMDb Score
Released:2008-03-26
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration:97 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Courtney Hunt
Actors:Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, John Canoe, Jay Klaitz
Production:Harwood Hunt Productions, Cohen Media Group

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.

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