Frozen River

Frozen River

★ 6.6IMDb Score
Released:2008-03-26
Duration:97 min
Director:Courtney Hunt
Actors:Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, John Canoe, Jay Klaitz
Production:Harwood Hunt Productions, Cohen Media Group

Overview:

A financially strapped mother joins a Mohawk woman to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States.

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