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Desperation Knows No Borders - Frozen River
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Title: Frozen River

Release Date: 26 Mar 2008

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Harwood Hunt Productions, Cohen Media Group

Production Companies: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (319 votes)

Cast

  • Ray Eddy: Melissa Leo
  • Lila Littlewolf: Misty Upham
  • TJ: Charlie McDermott
  • Bernie Littlewolf: John Canoe
  • Guy Versailles: Jay Klaitz
  • Jimmy: Dylan Carusona
  • Ricky: James Reilly
  • Trooper Finnerty: Michael O'Keefe
  • Jacques Bruno: Mark Boone Junior
  • Chinese woman: Betty Ouyang
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