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Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across the frozen St. Lawrence River carrying illegal... See Full Description
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Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 36 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 1st, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,508,841 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...does what too many independent American movies only pretend to do: Takes you to an unnoticed corner of our country and shows what it's like to actually live there." more...
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Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"It takes the form of a thriller you can believe in." more...
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A- |
Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan
"...a bracing character study." more...
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A |
New York Times, Stephen Holden
"Only a few more smuggling days left before Christmas? It’s not A Wonderful Life ." more...
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A |
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