Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage.

| The film is set shortly before Christmas in the North Country of Upstate New York, near the Akwesasne ('Where the Partridge Drums') St. Regis Mohawk Reservation and the border crossing to Cornwall, Ontario.

"Frozen River" is a dramatic feature film which takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Ray Eddy is a heroine in her life. Lila, much like Ray, is in dire financial straits, with her mother-in-law having assumed custody of Jake. Upham is Lila Littlejohn, a Mohawk who works at the bingo hall and lives alone; her mother-in-law has "stolen" her 1-year-old. Billy Three Rivers Taglines The two women, who have fallen on hard economic times, form a desperate and uneasy alliance and begin trafficking illegal immigrants from Canada into the United States across the frozen St. Lawrence River for $1200 each per crossing. Time Out is a registered trademark of Time Out Digital Limited. Despite their antagonistic feeling toward each other, Ray ends up joining Lila in her illegal activities in smuggling illegal aliens into the US from Canada driving across the frozen St. Lawrence River through the Mohawk Reservation, which straddles the border. With no choice but to track him down in the harsh environs of the Ozark mountains, she looks to his friends and relatives for clues, only to be met with threats and a hostile wall of silence. Ray and Lila - and a New York State Trooper as opponent in an evolving cat-and-mouse game. Rentals are not eligible. Tuesday July 14 2009. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. She has Ray count the money in all of their deals, because she's too nearsighted to see the bills. Underfed, underpaid and virtually unemployed (her shifts at the Yankee Dollar discount store are not keeping the family afloat), we join her at a low ebb as her no-good husband has scuttled off to Atlantic City with the final payment for her dream mobile home.

"Buta" is the story of a lonely 7-year old boy (named Buta), who lives in a mountain village with his grandmother. Eligible if purchased. Check out our recommendations to stream this month. After seeing it, I can see why. One day she witnesses a Mohawk woman driving their family vehicle, she follows and confronts her, finds out that the woman's name is Lila Littlewolf, and is actively engaged in smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States via a treacherous frozen river. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Déjà vu! Do these two women bond? Title: | Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Toss in elements of a cynical teen aged son,and other similar elements,and you have yourself a powerful piece of drama that although somewhat bleak,manages to draw you in to the plight of people who want to fit in, but are never the less, not excepted,due to racial issues. Leo is Ray Eddy, whose husband left his car at a Mohawk bingo parlor and disappeared, perhaps on the bus to Atlantic City. 74 of 99 people found this review helpful. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Rae (Leo)has to earn some money soon, or lose their trailer home. 2008 Crossing Over. Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is a discount store clerk struggling to raise two sons with her husband, a compulsive gambler who has disappeared with the funds she had earmarked to finance the purchase of a double-wide mobile home. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. She knows a lot more than that, which is how Ray finds them both in the business of smuggling aliens across the border into the United States.

A young married couple comes home from a date night to discover that they are imprisoned in their own house with a methodical killer inside. Endeavor Content Partners With Producer Heather Rae to Highlight Indigenous Filmmakers (Exclusive), 27 February 2020 Frozen River Left all alone to take care of her two sons after her gambling-addicted husband abandons her, the hard-working and nearly penniless minimum-wage store clerk, Ray Eddy, is rapidly nearing her breaking point. The Frozen River Film Festival staff and board of directors are hard at work to make sure there is a 2021 festival!

Featuring a star-making performance from Jennifer Lawrence, this adapatation of Daniel Woodrells novel is one of the years most acclaimed thrillers. Smuggling? Ray and Lila - and a New York State Trooper as opponent in an evolving cat-and-mouse game. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage.

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Will the frozen river let them? A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding. Ray's status as a white woman gives them a kind of immunity -- for a while. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River.