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Vinony files it under 2000s feminist films, 2000s legal drama films and 2005 American films.
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Film · TMDB
7.2A 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.
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes
- Frances McDormand as Glory
- Woody Harrelson as Bill White
- Sean Bean as Kyle
- Jeremy Renner as Bobby Sharp
- Richard Jenkins as Hank Aimes
Themes
- rape
- court
- minnesota
- harassment
- witness
- based on true story
- lawsuit
- miner
- insult
- love
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Niki Caro
- Written by
- Michael Seitzman
- Based on
- Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law , 2002 book, by Clara Bingham , Laura Leedy Gansler
- Produced by
- Nick Wechsler
- Starring
- Charlize Theron Frances McDormand Sean Bean Richard Jenkins Jeremy Renner Michelle Monaghan Woody Harrelson Sissy Spacek
- Cinematography
- Chris Menges
- Edited by
- David Coulson
- Music by
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Production companies
- Participant Productions Industry Entertainment Nick Wechsler Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- September 12, 2005 ( 2005-09-12 ) ( TIFF ) October 21, 2005 ( 2005-10-21 )
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $25.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Niki Caro
- Screenwriter
- Michael Seitzman
- Composer
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Producer
- Nick Wechsler
- Production company
- Participant
- Cinematographer
- Chris Menges
- Narrative location
- Minnesota
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 455852
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- northcountrymovie.warnerbros.com
- Image
- North Country logo.gif
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 2006-02-09
- title
- North Country
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
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Encyclopedic overview
North Country is a 2005 American 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.
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