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Winter of Frozen Dreams
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Cast
*Thora Birch as Barbara Hoffman
*Dan Moran as Harry Berge
*Brendan Sexton III as Jerry Davies
*Dean Winters as Ken Curtis
*Keith Carradine as detective Lulling
*Colleen Camp as Jerry's mother
*William Swan as judge
Controversy over sex scene
A controversy during filming involving Birch's father and his forced presence during Birch's taping of a sex scene for the movie made tabloid headlines.Johnson, Richard; Froelich, Paula; Hoffmann, Bill; Steindler, Corynne (March 27, 2007). [https://pagesix.com/2007/03/27/dad-crashes-stars-sex-shoot/?_ga=1.72955094.41537094.1407270995 "Dad Crashes Star's Sex Shoot"]. 'Page Six'. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
Reception
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".
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".
References
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