Frozen River
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Frozen River - On thin ice |
| Original title | Frozen River |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Courtney Hunt |
| script | Courtney Hunt |
| production |
Chip Hourihan , Heather Rae |
| music |
Peter Golub , Shahzad Ismaily |
| camera | Reed Morano |
| cut | Kate Williams |
| occupation | |
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Frozen River is an American drama from 2008 . Directed by Courtney Hunt , who also wrote the script based on her own short story.
action
The action takes place in rural New York state . A winter frozen river ( Frozen River ) forms the border with Canada, where the region is subject on both sides of the river the autonomous management of an Indian reservation, which limits the capabilities of the regular police strong. Individual Indians take advantage of this special position by smuggling illegal immigrants from Asia in the trunk across the frozen river into the USA for payment. The single mother Ray Eddy met the Indian Lila by chance. Lila, who lives somewhat isolated within the reservation, introduces Ray into the smuggling business. In this way, Ray tries to solve the serious financial problems that her gambling addict husband left her and her two children with.
Reviews
Robert Koehler wrote on January 20, 2008 in the online edition of Variety magazine that the “grandiose and moving” portrayal of Melissa Leo dominated the film, which neither sets trends nor is groundbreaking. Leo mobilizes their reserves in order to master a “large, complex role” with “hard-heartedness” and “honesty”. She doesn't try to please the audience, from whom she demands attention and then respect.
Prisma praises the film as "[...] a US cinema that doesn't shine with special and pop-ball effects and star cast, but instead tells empathetically about the hard life of people on the poverty line".
Awards
Courtney Hunt was awarded in 2008 the Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival . In the same year, leading actress Melissa Leo was awarded the prize for best actress at the Spanish Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián , which she shared with the French Tsilla Chelton ( Pandoranin kutusu ). In 2009, screenwriter Courtney Hunt and leading actress Melissa Leo received Oscar nominations. Misty Upham received the American Indian Film Festival (Best Supporting Actress), the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award (Best Newcomer), and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award , the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award , and the Utah Film Critics Association Award (each in the category of the best supporting actress).
backgrounds
The film was in Plattsburgh ( New York turned). Its production amounted to an estimated one million US dollars . The film grossed around 5.4 million US dollars in worldwide release. The premiere took place in January 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival.
Web links
- Official website
- Frozen River in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Frozen River atrotten tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Robert Koehler (accessed March 9, 2012)
- ^ Criticism on prisma.de
- ^ "Goldene Muschel" for the Turkish family drama "Pandora's Box" at derStandard.at on September 27, 2008 (accessed on March 9, 2012)
- ↑ Filming locations on IMDb.com (accessed March 9, 2012)
- ↑ Budget on IMDb.com (accessed March 9, 2012)
- ↑ Box office Mojo gross profit (accessed March 9, 2012)
- ↑ Release dates on IMDb.com (accessed March 9, 2012)