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* In the scene where [[Michelle Monaghan]] is trapped in the portable [[outhouse]] which is rocked and tipped over by her male co-workers, the supposed human waste was actually made of [[Gatorade]], [[Cocoa Puffs]], and pumpkin pie fillings. |
* In the scene where [[Michelle Monaghan]] is trapped in the portable [[outhouse]] which is rocked and tipped over by her male co-workers, the supposed human waste was actually made of [[Gatorade]], [[Cocoa Puffs]], and pumpkin pie fillings. |
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* The lawsuit which inspired the film was settled in 1998, 10 years after it was first filed and over 20 years after the harassments began. |
* The lawsuit which inspired the film was settled in 1998, 10 years after it was first filed and over 20 years after the harassments began. |
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* In addition to previously released recordings by [[Bob Dylan]], as well as cover versions of Dylan songs, the soundtrack includes a new Dylan song, "Tell Ol' Bill", recorded in 2005. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:15, 23 August 2006
- This article refers to a 2005 film. For other meanings, see North Country.
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| Directed by | Niki Caro |
| Written by | Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy, Michael Seitzman |
| Produced by | Nana Greenwald |
| Starring | Charlize Theron Frances McDormand Sissy Spacek Sean Bean Woody Harrelson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | 21 October 2005 (USA) |
Running time | 126 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$35,000,000 |
North Country is the name of a Academy Award-nominated film directed by Niki Caro and released in 2005. It stars Charlize Theron as a female worker at a mining company who is sexually harassed and leads a class-action lawsuit against her employer for failing to protect her and other female employees. Theron garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film. Frances McDormand, playing Theron's tough friend Glory, also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The film is based on the case Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., brought by Lois Jenson, although Theron's character in the movie is named Josey Aimes (Many other characters in the movie are consolidations of several real-life individuals).
Principal photography on the film began in February 2005, and it was shot in northern Minnesota (including the town of Eveleth), Minneapolis, and New Mexico. The film was inspired by the book Class Action by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler.
- Tagline: All she wanted was to make a living. Instead she made history.
Plot
Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) is a miner and the single mother of Sam and Karen.
The iron mine she is employed in used to have only male workers, but by the time the movie takes place in the late 1980's, by law, women have to be admitted too. However, both management and workers, including Josey's father, feel that women do not belong in these jobs. There is a shortage of jobs, and the men feel that due to the female workers, this shortage gets worse for men.
Josey is aware of the problems, but applies for a job at the mine anyway, because it pays well, and she has to support her family. She is hired. It is hard and dirty work, using large, dirty machines. She can handle all of the hard work, but suffers from sexual harassment and bullying. She complains at various levels, but things get only worse. Finally she quits.
She starts the first-ever class-action sexual harassment lawsuit, against her employer for failing to protect her and other female employees. First she does not succeed in finding coworkers joining the case: one is ill due to Lou Gehrig's disease, and the others are worried that things get worse if they complain. At a labor union meeting Josey's father supports her, after which many women are willing to step forward for class-action. Josey and the others win the lawsuit.
During the application for class action, Josey's sexual history is explored in detail. The film reveals Sam was conceived when his mother was raped in highschool by one of her teachers. Sam was angry at his mother that she lied to him about his father, and he was uncomfortable with rumors that she is promiscuous. Now the relationship between Josey and her son improves. Template:Endspoiler
US box office
North Country opened to 2,555 screens in the U.S and made 6,422,455 dollars in the film's opening weekend. As of January 8, 2006 the film has grossed 18.3 million dollars, but still there was some disappointment among the crew and studio because the film was expected to do better at the box office. The budget for the film is 35 million dollars. (North Country at Box Office Mojo)
Trivia
- In the scene where Michelle Monaghan is trapped in the portable outhouse which is rocked and tipped over by her male co-workers, the supposed human waste was actually made of Gatorade, Cocoa Puffs, and pumpkin pie fillings.
- The lawsuit which inspired the film was settled in 1998, 10 years after it was first filed and over 20 years after the harassments began.
- In addition to previously released recordings by Bob Dylan, as well as cover versions of Dylan songs, the soundtrack includes a new Dylan song, "Tell Ol' Bill", recorded in 2005.
See also
- Sexual harassment
- Hostile environment sexual harassment
- Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story movie about Ellison v. Brady which set the "reasonable woman" precedent in sexual harassment law.
- Michelle Vinson v. Merit One Savings Bank
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services
External links
- Official site
- North Country at IMDb
- North Country at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jenson Vs. Eveleth Mines and North Country the true story which is the basis for the film
