Summary
When a young man's body is discovered in the frozen Kennebec River in 1789, respected midwife Martha Ballard is called to examine the corpse. After a local physician declares the death accidental, Martha investigates on her own as the case becomes entangled with a prior sexual assault accusation, forcing her to navigate loyalty, truth, and justice in her small Maine community.
Language
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ProfanityNone
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
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| f-word | 1-2 |
| sh*t | 1-2 |
| *ss | 1-2 |
| b*st*rd | 1-2 |
| b*tch | 1-2 |
| bl**dy | 1-2 |
| bug**r | 1-2 |
| d*mn | 1-2 |
| c-word | 1-2 |
| h*ll | 1-2 |
| cr*p | 1-2 |
Violence
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Graphic Violence / GoreModerate
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Disturbing / FrighteningHeavy
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Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
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Romance & Sex
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Explicit Sexual ContentNone
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Sexually SuggestiveNone
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Kissing (Light / Peck)None
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Kissing (Passionate)None
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Heterosexual RomanceMild
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Homosexual RomanceNone
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Drugs & Alcohol
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Illegal Drug UseNone
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Legal Alcohol UseNone
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Implied / Referenced UseNone
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Other Content
📋 Other content in The Frozen River
Medical / Body ProcessesSignificant
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Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
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Deception / LyingModerate
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