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The true story of the first televised murder trial in U.S. history, Winter of Frozen Dreams reveals the bizarre tale of a brilliant biochemistry student who lead a shocking double life. Barbara Hoffma... read more read more...n (Thora Birch) was a top student at the University of Wisconsin, and one of Madison's most notorious prostitutes. But how could a girl known for her remarkable mind be drawn into such a lurid plot of passion and murder? When Barbara's fiancé Jerry Davies (Brenden Sexton III) reported the discovery of a corpse one frigid Christmas morning, he never thought police would suspect him of being the killer. Just hours before, Jerry had buried the body in a snow bank, and now Detective Lulling (Keith Carradine) smells foul play. Insisting that he and Hoffman didn't kill the deceased but merely buried the man's corpse, Davies and his bride-to-be quickly establish themselves as the prime suspects in a perplexing murder case. Later, as Hoffman languishes in prison, she becomes an object of curiosity in the media for her refusal to give interviews or even go before the parole board. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Eric Mandelbaum

Release Date: May 5, 2009

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  • May 4, 2009
    this is on dvd so decided to watch. it's really slow & boring at parts but i sat it through and glad i did. the movie is pretty good..made me think who really is behind the 2 killings... love movies that make me think.
  • August 31, 2011
    This had the feel of a simple story that someone wanted to stetch into a feature-length film. The non-linear storyline was sometimes a bit hard to follow as well since the directing was subpar.
  • November 19, 2009
    Amazing acting, intriguing mystery that jumps chronlogy (in a fitting way, not 'hey we are cool, so do this' kind of way). It's sort of a sexual-thriller/ whodunit/ cop procedural. The movie gets a tad bogged in the middle, seeming to be a little to long, despite it's scant 95 mi... read morenutes. Thora Birch is spectular as the lead, and she has a sexiness and fierceness, and the movie does keep the tension up.
  • July 10, 2009
    Based on a true story but had the feel of a really bad movie of the week. This story takes place in the 70's and revolves around murderess Barbara Hoffman played unconvincingly by Thora Birch. I am a big Thora Birch fan and love just about every movie shes in but a weak script an... read mored obvious low budget made this a very rare dud for her. Keith Carradine stole what little of this film there was to steal. Dark Corners & The Hole are much edgier thrillers.
  • June 12, 2009
    The movie lagged a lot, and aside from being a psycho prozzie murderer, Thora Birch was quite adorable...

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