Winter of Frozen Dreams

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Winter of Frozen Dreams
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Directed byEric Mandelbaum
Screenplay byMichael Caughill
Michael Graf
John Besmer
Eric Mandelbaum
Based onWinter of Frozen Dreams by Karl Harter
Produced byMilka Stanisic
Millie Stanisic
Anthony J. Vorhies
Starring Thora Birch
Keith Carradine
Brendan Sexton III
Leo Fitzpatrick
Dean Winters
CinematographyBrian O'Carroll
Edited byEgon Kirincic
Music by Kenneth Lampl
Production
companies
Em & Me Productions
King Isthmus Films
Distributed by Monterey Media
Release date
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million
Box office$8,321 [1]

Winter of Frozen Dreams is a 2009 independent American crime drama film directed by Eric Mandelbaum, and starring Thora Birch, Keith Carradine, and Brendan Sexton III. The film follows the story of Barbara Hoffman, a Wisconsin biochemistry student and prostitute convicted of murder in the first televised murder trial ever.

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Released on DVD on March 31, 2009, Winter of Frozen Dreams got reviewed by DVD Talk who stated that "[the film] suffers from that most severe of cinematic situations. It wastes opportunities and does its real life saga no favors". [2]

John Marrone of Bloody Disgusting wrote "While it sure is watchable and no less worse than the prime time crap you find on the three TV major stations during the week, it leaves you very confused". [3]

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References

  1. "Winter of Frozen Dreams". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. "Winter of Frozen Dreams". DVD Talk . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. Marrone, John (July 8, 2014). "[Review] 'Winter of Frozen Dreams' Forecast is Fair, If Not Dry and Crusty". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved August 24, 2021.