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Frozen River (2008)

Starring: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O’Keefe, Mark Boone Junior, Charlie McDermott, James Reilly

Director: Courtney Hunt

Release Date: August 1st, 2008
Release Date: 17th July, 2009

Synopsis: 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.

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About the Movie

Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet.