Frozen River 2008
- Director: Courtney Hunt
- Based on book: no
- Cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Upman, Charlie McDermott
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Melissa Leo – Oblivion, The Space Between, Welcome to the Rileys, Veronica Mars, 21 Grams, Homicide Life on the Streets, The Ballad of Little Jo
- Misty Upman – August Osage County, Django Unchained, Skins
- Melissa Leo
- Seen: Once before. Now 9 June 2022
Desperately in need of money to support
herself and her two kids, Ray (Leo) becomes involved with Lila (Upman), a young
woman of the Mohawk nation, in smuggling immigrants across the border. The
route is a frozen river between Canada and northern New York where US customs
has no jurisdiction. According to Lila the Mohawk nation extends to both sides
of the river and has its own laws.
Both women are bitter over the losses and
disappointments in their lives.
It’s a grim story, a depressing look at
how poverty and dreams force people into desperate situations.
Melissa Leo is sensational. Misty Upman is good too, as is Charlie McDermott as Ray’s troubled, rebellious but loving fifteen-year-old son.
4 * of 5
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