Frozen River (2008)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,457,664.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.768 |
Directed By
Courtney Hunt
Crew
Abby O'Sullivan
Kate Williams
Jasmine E. Ballou
Brian Rzepka
Heather Rae
Reed Morano
Inbal Weinberg
Courtney Hunt
Charles S. Cohen
Chip Hourihan
Peter Golub
Jory Sutton
Courtney Hunt
Shahzad Ismaily
Donald Harwood
Molly Conners
Tracey Deer
Max Sherwood
Craig Shilowich
Lindsey Novotny
Crystal Shade
TOP CAST
Melissa Leo
Ray Eddy
Misty Upham
Lila Littlewolf
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
Chinese woman
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