Thursday, May 13, 2021

North Country (2005)



Released November 21st in the US.
Filmed in Minnesota and New Mexico.
Based on truths.
The story: It is the winter of 1989 in Minnesota.
Josey is a mother of two who has finally decided to leave her abusive husband.
She takes her kids and off they go to her parents.
There Josey slowly begins getting herself back on her feet and while doing so, gets a better job idea from a friend.
But the better paying job is working at the local coal mine and the guys there don't make things easy for their fellow women workers.
When Josey decides to stand up for herself and the other females she works with, things become unbearable for all of them.
Making matters worse, after going to the head guy of the company, Josey is attacked by a male employee.
She quits her job and decides to sue the company for sexual harassment, no matter the consequence or outcome.
Stars Charlize Theron, Thomas Curtis, Elle Peterson, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek,  Frances McDormand , Sean Bean, Jeremy Renner, Woody Harrelson, James Cada, Rusty Schwimmer, Linda Emond, Brad William Henke, Michelle Monaghan , Jillian Armenante, Amber Heard, Cole Williams
Directed by Niki Caro
Rated R
DRAMA

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