---
title: 'Frozen River (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Courtney Hunt'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/frozen-river-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Frozen River (2008)

2008 · 97 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Frozen River is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt in her feature directorial debut. Starring Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, the film follows two working-class mothers who team up to earn money by smuggling undocumented immigrants from Canada to the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Courtney Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-hunt)
- **Screenplay:** [Courtney Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-hunt)
- **Producer:** [Chip Hourihan](https://cinepixo.com/people/chip-hourihan), [Heather Rae](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-rae)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reed Morano](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-morano)
- **Editor:** [Kate Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-williams-2)

## Cast

- [Misty Upham](https://cinepixo.com/people/misty-upham)
- [Charlie McDermott](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-mcdermott)
- [Mark Boone Junior](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boone-junior)
- [Melissa Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-leo)
- [Michael O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-keefe)

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Official site: http://sonyclassics.com/frozenriver/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/frozen-river-2008
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