"Frozen River" Tackles Illegal Immigration, Poverty
4,777 views · Published 8 September 2008 · 3:56 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Entertainment
In a small New York town across from Canada, two women from different cultures pair up to smuggle illegal aliens into the U.S. To do that, they risk their lives crossing a frozen river in a beat up car so they can pick up the immigrants in Canada and slip them into the U.S. Director Courtney Hunt weaves a human drama about poverty, crime, and self-sacrifice. VOA's Penelope Poulou has a review.
