Frozen River
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Courtney Hunt
Melissa Leo
Misty Upham
Michael O'keefe
Charlie Mcdermott
Mark Boone
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
Courtney Hunt
Cast
Melissa Leo
Misty Upham
Michael O'keefe
Charlie Mcdermott
Mark Boone
James Reilly
Jay Klaitz
Bernie Littlewolf
Dylan Carusona
Michael Sky
Gargi Shinde
Rajesh Bose
Azin Jahanbakhsh
Jack Phillips
James Phillips
Madelyn Cross
Donna Jacobs
Trudy Rice
Craig Shilowich
Brittany Leborgne
Justin Kotyk
Betty Ouyang
Nancy Wu
Pun Bandhu
Scott Chan
Joey Chanlin
Kenneth Fung
Brian Lashway
Paul Borst
Trisha M Sky
Angelina Kent
Angus Curotte
Adam Lukens
Thahnhahtenhtha Gilbert
Tom Messner
Betty Deer
Scott W Beebie
Gary Hemingway
John K Vanvalkenburg
Jonathan T Vanvalkenburg
Pat Fisher
Sherry Drinkwine
Konwenni Jacobs
Catherine Deer
Melissa-jean Deer
Patrice Jersey
David Jersey
Cameron Jersey
Lance Delisle
Crystal Shade
Darleen Thompson
Joe Clukey
Nicole Clukey
Daniel Dame
Donnell Dame
Donna Dame
Summer Lynn Dame
Natalie Dame
Donna David
Wilfred David
Brittany Dennis
Christal Dennis
Priscilla Dennis
Raymond Devins
Esther Devins
Ruth A Dixon
Linda M Dombrowski
Hugette Dubuque
Mary T Favreau
Maria Garrant
Jacob Guerin
Meaghan Hollo
Larry Joiner
Elizabeth Martineau
Joseph Mclean
Walter E Mooney
Jane Mooney
Jessica Rock
Nancy Lee Russell
David See
Cecile Stone
Sylvester Watson
Carrie Watson
Josie White
John Conroy
Max Sherwood
Crew
Kevin Adams
Chris Angelosanto
Jasmine Ballou
Chris Banke
Craig Bankey
Nathan Beaman
Justin Bennett
Micah Bloomberg
Austin Bordeleau
Marc Brown
Yohance Brown
Travis Call
Marlo Carroll
Andy Cesana
Inhan Cho
Whitney Cipkowski
Charles S. Cohen
Lisa Cohen
Jeremy Conley
Molly Conners
Kelly Conrad
Simon Conroy
Paul D'amico
Nicholas Daniels
Tracey Deer
John Dempsey
Anne Marie Dentici
Robert Dick
Patrick Eaton
Vadim Epstein
John Eremic
Jenny Evans
Rachel Filsinger
Amy Foote
Darren Frohlich
David Ganczewski
Tim Garris
Latoya Gay
Peter Golub
Joel Hager
Justin Halstead
Robin Harlow
Donald Harwood
Donald Harwood
Matthew Honovic
Eric Hora
Chip Hourihan
Chip Hourihan
Marika Hughes
Courtney Hunt
Adam Hutchinson
Shahzad Ali Ismaily
Shahzad Ali Ismaily
Jay B Itkowitz
Jameson Job
Gary Kauffman
Alex Kerwin
Thomas Kodros
Eric Lafranchi
Roberto Lange
Kate Larose
Keri Latimer
Keri Latimer
Keri Latimer
Brittany Leborgne
Tom Lindsay
Ben Lombardo
Adam Lukens
Kristian Maynard
Dr. Nicholas Mayper
Dan Mazur
Laura Mehlhaff
Martina Melendez
Cory Melious
Cory Melious
Reed Morano
Robert Nevitt
Lindsey Novotny
Abby O'sullivan
Georgia Pantazopoulos
Kevin Pazmino
Richard Peete
Rob Plonskier
Pamela Preston
Mika Pryce
Leo Quiles
Desmond Racicot
Heather Rae
Toby Robin
Brian Rzepka
Sal Salvador
Bill Scott
Crystal Shade
Max Sherwood
Craig Shilowich
Elizabeth Stern
Russ Stoddard
Waris Supanpong
Jory Sutton
Mark Tourangeau
Jason Trammell
Suzanne Trevellyan
Alfonso Trinidad
Tony Volante
Matt Walker
Inbal Weinberg
Karen Weinberg
Kate Williams
Peggy Zack
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2008 award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Melissa Leo) by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
Voted one of the 10 best films of 2008 by the American Film Institute (AFI).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best First Film by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).
Winner of the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of the Lena Sharpe Award at the 2008 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of three awards including the Signis Award, the TVE-Another Look Award and co-winner of the Silver Shell for Best Actress (Melissa Leo) at the 2008 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Winner of two 2008 awards including Best Directorial Debut and the Spotlight Award (Melissa Leo) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of two 2008 Spirit Awards including Best Female Lead (Melissa Leo) and the Piaget Producers Award; also nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Best First Screenplay, Best Supporting Female (Misty Upham) and Best Supporting Male (Charlie McDermott) by Film Independent (FIND).
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States on Video February 10, 2009
Released in United States September 2008
Released in United States Summer August 1, 2008
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Opening Night) March 26-April 6, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Bright Future) January 21-February 1, 2009.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 18-27. 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Feature directorial debut for Courtney Hunt.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Opening Night) March 26-April 6, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Bright Future) January 21-February 1, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States Summer August 1, 2008 (NY, LA)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 18-27. 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States on Video February 10, 2009
Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American distribution rights at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of just under $1 million.
