Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
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“Desperation Knows No Borders”

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Jay Klaitz
Guy Versailles