Frozen River Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across the frozen St. Lawrence River carrying illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of Ray's Dodge Spirit.

Crime Drama

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  Melissa Leo

  Passenger, King Ivory

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  Misty Upham

  Jimmy P.

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  Charlie McDermott

  Sex Drive, Morning

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  Mark Boone Junior

  IDA Red, I'm Beginning to See the Light

Who is making Frozen River – Crew List

A look at Frozen River behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Courtney Hunt last helmed The Whole Truth.

Director

Courtney Hunt

Screenwriter

Courtney Hunt

Producers

Chip Hourihan
Heather Rae

Production – What we know about the Frozen River

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Frozen River movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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