Charlize Theron
Josey Aimes
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A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the US, where a woman who worked as a miner filed and won the lawsuit in 1984. The plot follows her struggles, challenges and support from her friends and lawyer as she faces abuse and discrimination at the mine.
Plot. In 1989, Josey Aimes flees from her abusive husband back to her hometown in northern Minnesota with her children, Sammy and Karen, and moves in with her parents, Alice and Hank. Hank is ashamed of Josey, who had Sammy as a teenager by an unknown father, and believes Josey is promiscuous.
- $25.2 million
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- $35 million
- Nick Wechsler
Oct 20, 2005 · "North Country" is the first movie by Niki Caro since the wonderful "Whale Rider." That was the film about a 12-year-old Maori girl in New Zealand, who is next in an ancestral line to be chief of her people, but is kept from the position because she is a woman.
Aug 26, 2010 · The movie is based on a true story of a woman who filed a class action lawsuit for sexual harassment in a male-dominated mining industry. It explores the themes of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and social change in the 20th century America.
Oct 21, 2005 · Single mother Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) is part of a group of the first women to work at a local iron mine in Minnesota. Offended that they have to work with women, male workers at Eveleth...
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- Niki Caro
- R
- Charlize Theron
North Country: Directed by Niki Caro. With Charlize Theron, Thomas Curtis, Elle Peterson, Frances McDormand. 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.
Oct 21, 2005 · A drama based on a true story of a woman who sued a mining company for sexual harassment in the late '80s. Charlize Theron stars as Josey Aimes, who faced discrimination and hostility from her male co-workers and the community.
