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Smokescreen: Frozen River (2008)
Smokescreen: Frozen River (2008)

Sat, 02 Apr

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Dubbo

Smokescreen: Frozen River (2008)

Starring: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham and Charlie McDermott

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Time & Location

02 Apr 2022, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dubbo, 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo NSW 2830, Australia

About the Event

Frozen River is an American crime drama written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on a desperate but uneasy alliance of two working-class women. One is Ray Eddy, mother of two who has been abandoned by her gambling husband, the other is Lila, a widowed Mohawk who smuggles illegal immigrants from Canada into the United States. Frozen River is a character study of a hard willed woman who is determined to do what it takes to provide for her children. It is a story of need and grim realism, grounded on the struggle for economic survival. The idea for the film says Hunt, came from stories she and her husband had heard about Mohawks smuggling cigarettes by driving across the Saint Lawrence River, where it forms part of the international border between Canada and the United States, when it froze over. Frozen River was shot in sub-freezing temperatures on location in…

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76 Wingewarra Street 

PO Box 81 Dubbo NSW 2830 

Email: wpcc@dubbo.nsw.gov.au

T: 02 6801 4444 

OPEN 7 DAYS 

9AM – 4PM, UNTIL 6PM FRIDAY 

Admission FREE 

CLOSED: Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. 

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