North Country (2005)

Directed by

Niki Caro

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 747 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman takes a job at a mine in Minnesota and faces severe harassment from her male coworkers. She decides to file a lawsuit that becomes a landmark sexual harassment case.

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What happens

North Country is a 2005 American legal drama film directed by Niki Caro, starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Woody Harrelson, and Sissy Spacek. The screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Company and USW Local 2705 which supported the employer's efforts through the horrific events and ensuing legal battles. North Country premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2005 before being released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 21, 2005. The film received positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office, grossing $25.2 million against a $35 million budget. At the 78th Academy Awards, Theron and McDormand were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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