FROZEN RIVER (2008) 冰冻之河

Frozen River is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on twoworking-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States. It received two Academy Awardnominations: Best Actress (Melissa Leo) and Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt).

Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. 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. Ray and Lila - and a New York State Trooper as opponent in an evolving cat-and-mouse game.