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Overall Rank: |
1745 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.79/4 |
# of Ratings: |
17 |
Genres: |
Drama, Crime |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
DVD Release: |
02/10/2009 |
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Director: |
Courtney Hunt |
Actors: |
Melissa Leo
Misty Upham
Michael O'Keefe
James Reilly
Charlie McDermott
Mark Boone Junior |
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Between New York state and Canada, a young women must smuggler goods in and out of both countries to try and survive. Around Christmas, she struggles to pay for things that are necessary for the holiday season. The story follows those who are involved and get involved to help the women make it through. Some make legal and illegal sacrifices to satisfy the human spirit.
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04/12/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Good film, though a little hard to watch |
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A pretty good movie about two women who are both on hard economic times that form a business friendship smuggling illegal immigrants across the Canada-U.S. border. A good script and strong characterization from everyone, particularly Melissa Leo, who carries this film. It's a pretty bleak view on life, and I have to admit the ending was a little surprising, not ending quite the way I would have liked, but if you're looking for a well-acted indie, this is a good one to check out. There were times I forgot I was watching a movie and seemed like I was watching something real. |
Rating of
3/4 |
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04/06/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Leo's best film performance of her career. |
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A desperate single mother living on the Canadian border, teams with a widowed tribe member to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States. This is first-time director/screenwriter Courtney Hunt's indie drama that won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for multiple Independent Sprit Awards, including Best Feature. Starring Melissia Leo (in an Oscar-nominated role) as Ray Eddy when just two days before Christmas, her husband leaves her and their two sons taking with him all of the family savings to gamble away. Leaving her dream to upgrade the family home to become futher distant. While out looking for him she makes the acquaintance of a Mohawk woman Lila Littlewolf (Misty Upham). Lila's a smuggler, taking illegal immigrants ac... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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