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Film for Equinox

Frozen River

Director Courtney Hunt, 2008, 1h 37min, Cert 15

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Thu 13 January 2022 // 19:30 / Cinema

Tickets: £7/5

CW: Contains strong language and moderate threat and violence

A riveting thriller raising questions about borders we construct, between countries, communities and each other. Acclaimed as one of the best American debuts of its decade.

"Although it is an actual river which divides the two countries, Hunt aims to explore societal divisions that run much deeper than that. Here there is no easy solidarity to be shared between these women of the underclass, while law enforcement - also split between State Troopers and Reservation Police is equally unwilling to cross boundaries....

Skating between thriller and character/social drama, Hunt has created a movie with backbone, fleshed out by terrifically steely performances from Leo and Upham, who manage to convey the intricacy of the women's decisions despite the sparse dialogue which underpins the film. This is gripping at a visceral level - taking you way beyond concerns of whether the women will get caught." Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

Nominated for two Academy Awards, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.