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North Country (2005)
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.
| Release Date: | October 21st, 2005 |
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North Country Movie Review by Tony  (3/31/2006) |
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Theron plays Josie Aimes, a woman with a troubled past. Some of her past trouble can blamed on herself and poor decision making. Some of it is a matter of wrong time and wrong place for her. The movie opens with her beaten up by her current husband. This is not the first beating. But she finally has enough and takes her...
(complete North Country review by Tony)
| North Country Movie Review by Matthew (10/25/2005) |
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Minnesota, 1990. Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) has been beaten up by her husband one too many times. She bundles up her son, Sammy (Thomas Curtis) and her daughter, Karen (Elle Peterson), both from different fathers, and drives back to her parent's home. Her father, Hank (Richard Jenkins) is less than thrilled to see them,...
(complete North Country review by Matthew)
| North Country Movie Review by Ben (12/24/2007) |
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"North Country" is definitely worth watching.
The movie starts Charlize Theron as Josie Ames, a single mother of two small kids who comes home to her parents after her boyfriend has beat her up one time too many. However, when she comes back into town, she is treated like she has been forced to wear the scarlet letter....
(complete North Country review by Ben)
Inspired by a true story, North Country follows Josey's (Charlize
Theron)journey on a road that will take her farther than she ever
imagined, ultimately inspiring countless others, and leading to the
nation's first-ever class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.
It is a story of courage and persistence; of overcoming...
(complete North Country review by Movie Addict)
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