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Life in Massena is as harsh and barren as the frigid landscape. In this bleak terrain, two hardened single mothers are trying to make lives for their children. Lila is a widowed Mohawk whose mother-in-law "stole" her newborn son a year ago. Ray is a mother of two whose gambling-addicted hu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hunt, Courtney, 1964- (Director), Rae, Heather, 1966- (Producer), Hourihan, Chip (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2008.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Single mothers > New York (State) > Drama.
Mohawk women > Drama.
Smuggling > Saint Lawrence River > Drama.
Smuggling > Investigation > New York (State) > Drama.
Police, State > New York (State) > Drama.
Mohawk women.
Police, State.
Single mothers.
Smuggling.
Smuggling > Investigation.
New York (State)
North America > Saint Lawrence River.
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Films criminels.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Life in Massena is as harsh and barren as the frigid landscape. In this bleak terrain, two hardened single mothers are trying to make lives for their children. Lila is a widowed Mohawk whose mother-in-law "stole" her newborn son a year ago. Ray is a mother of two whose gambling-addicted husband just left town with the down payment for their new trailer home. Faced with little opportunity to make ends meet, Ray and Lila embark on an illegal venture transporting immigrants into the U.S. across Mohawk territory. With the money for the down payment within Ray's grasp, the women are determined to make one last run. When circumstances spiral out of control, the two women must make life or death decisions based on their friendship and love for their children.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (97 min.)
Playing Time:01:36:54
Awards:2nd Place 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Actress
2nd Place 2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, Best Actress
Won 2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best First Film
2nd Place 2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Actress
Won 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic
Nominated 2009 Academy Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated 2009 Academy Awards, Best Writing, Original Screenplay