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North Country is a dramatic film based on a true story about the first successful United States sexual harassment case.
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Fast Facts
- Director: Niki Caro
- Producer: Nana Greenwald
- Starring: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, Sean Bean and Woody Harrelson
- Writers: Michael Seitzman, Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy
- Released: October 21, 2005
- Run time: 126 minutes
- Budget: 35 million USD
- Awards: Academy nominations for "Best Actress" (Charlize Theron) and "Best Supporting Actress" (Frances McDormand)
- MPAA rating: R
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Background
North Country was directed by Niki Caro who directed the critically acclaimed film Whale Rider starring Keisha Castle-Hughes. The film was loosely based on Lois Jenson who worked at the EVTAC mine, and settled her suit 14 years after she filed the suit. The case was considered a Landmark trial that Changed the Sexual Harassment Law. For their work on the film Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand, were each nominated for Oscars for their performances, Theron for Best Actress, and McDormand for Best Supporting Actress. The film opened to generally positive reviews and grossed $23,624,242 worldwide at the box office. -
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- Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes
- Frances McDormand as Glory
- Sean Bean as Kyle
- Woody Harrelson as Bill White
- Sissy Spacek as Alice Aimes
- Michelle Monaghan as Sherry
- Elle Peterson as Karen Aimes
- Thomas Curtis as Sammy Aimes
- Richard Jenkins as Hank Aimes
- Amber Heard as Young Josey
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@celeste8nyl | November 09, 2009 06:55 AM -
Hi Angus and thank you. We have not had snow yet in our part of the country but up north has bin snowing a lot.
@SigKrSig | November 09, 2009 06:40 AM -
@zacunger Have fun in Chile man! Great country, great people, awesome culture. Let me know what it's like up there in the north. #Chile
@aeevans | November 09, 2009 06:32 AM -
With Bangladesh in hot pursuit of north east militants holed up in that country almost all top militants have fled from Bangla.
@lotusguha | November 09, 2009 06:14 AM -
Civic sense in our city/country not that great to start with, but just notice the further North I go the worse it seems to get!Total anarchy
@ayeshasurty | November 09, 2009 04:41 AM
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