North Country

About North Country

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.

North Country (2005) is a drama film directed by Niki Caro. Charlize Theron stars as Josey Aimes, Frances McDormand as Glory, Woody Harrelson as Bill White, and Sean Bean as Kyle.

It runs 126 minutes and was released in February 2005. Written by Michael Seitzman. It was produced by Nick Wechsler Productions. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under single mother, battle, court, and sexual harassment. American members can watch it on Howdy Amazon Channel. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 762 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Monster, Boys Don't Cry, and Memories of Murder make useful companions to North Country, all filed under 1980s, rape, and love.