North Country

North Country (2005)

15
03/02/2006 (GB)
Drama
2h 6m

All she wanted was to make a living... Instead she made history.

Overview

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

  • Niki CaroDirector
  • Michael SeitzmanScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $35,000,000

  • Revenue

    $25,224,242

Keywords

  • rape
  • court
  • minnesota
  • harassment
  • witness
  • based on true story
  • lawsuit
  • miner
  • insult
  • love
  • sexual harassment
  • battle
  • single mother
  • woman director
  • landmark
  • 1980s

Top Billed Cast

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Josey Aimes

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Glory

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Bill White

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Kyle

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Bobby Sharp

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Hank Aimes

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Alice Aimes

Thomas Curtis

Thomas Curtis

Sammy Aimes

Elle Peterson

Elle Peterson

Karen Aimes

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

Sherry

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