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Frozen River is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt in her feature directorial debut. Starring Melissa Leo and Misty Upham , the film follows two working-class mothers who team up to earn money by smuggling illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States .
The engagement may be divided into the First Battle of the River Raisin (January 18) and the Second Battle of the River Raisin (January 22). [9] The name "River Raisin Massacre" is used to describe January 23, the day after the second battle, when British-allied Native Americans killed dozens of the mostly volunteer soldiers from Kentucky who ...
The 2008 film Frozen River tells the fictional story of two women who get involved with trafficking illegal immigrants from Canada into the United States by driving them across the frozen St. Lawrence River in their car. Canada's and Alaska's ice roads were prominently featured in the History Channel reality series Ice Road Truckers.
The River Thames frost fairs [1] were held on the tideway of the River Thames in London, England in some winters, starting at least as early as the late 7th century [2] until the early 19th century. Most were held between the early 17th and early 19th centuries during the period known as the Little Ice Age , when the river froze over most often ...
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Changes in river height from dam releases may also affect the pre-break-up. During the break-up, the ice in areas of rapids is carried downstream as an ice floe and may jam on still frozen sections of ice on calm water or against structures in the river such as the Honeymoon Bridge, destroyed in 1938 by an ice jam. Smaller jams may dislodge ...
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Frozen River was originally a short film and it first premiered in 2004 at the New York Film Festival. [10] [17] The development and writing of Frozen River was a lengthy process for Hunt. She began writing the film after her graduation from college, but put the story away since she was not convinced that she had found the right angle for the ...