Frozen river
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe, Mark Boone Junior.
Publication Information
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
Summary
Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Ray, a white woman and Lila, a Mohawk are both single mothers, both earning minimum wage and facing desperate circumstances, are drawn by the lure of fast money into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. New York State Trooper Finnerty ultimately brings the two to justice.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.