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Frozen River (2008)
Directed by Courtney Hunt
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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.
Rated R | Length 97 minutes
Actors
Melissa Leo | Misty Upham | Charlie McDermott | John Canoe | Jay Klaitz | Dylan Carusona | James Reilly | Michael O'Keefe | Mark Boone Junior | Betty Ouyang
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
I had wanted to watch this since it first came out. Frozen River feels like a companion piece to 2010’s Winter’s Bone, in that they both focus on fragmented, poverty-stricken white, non-urban families who have been victimized by their father/husband.
While not as good as Winter’s Bone, Frozen River is still a very good movie. Melissa Leo, in the lead role, does an excellent job.
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