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.
I've said it once and I'll say it again - Charlize Theron is an extraordinary actress, and she will be winning trophies for the rest of her acting career.
But this, dear friend, is not her movie.
Oh, don’t get me wrong - “North Country” is a wonderful film, and Theron carries it beautifully. It has a great story, some surprising twists I didn’t see coming, and some very strong supportive work by the great Frances McDormand and Sean Bean, among others.
So, no, it’s doesn’t belong to Theron, or the great Frances, or the screenwriters.
It belongs to Richard Jenkins, the venerable character actor who appeared in 70 movies and TV shows over the last 20 years. Here, he’s given his juiciest movie role to date, and he runs away with it. Someone, for the love of all things cinematical, give this man an Oscar.
A semi-fictionalized account of a long legal battle of group of women miners who endured a hostile work environment and numerous and continuous insults and unwanted touching when they became the first women to go work at the Eveleth Mines in Minnesota.
North Country is the type of movie that can be emotionally draining, not in the same fashion of Grave of the fireflies or other movies that are hard to watch because they are depressing, but in that it makes you, at least in my case, angry and thats what it wants to do. The movie shows you people not only taking part but also, in more than one way, defending behaviors and mentalities that are not only disgusting…
well, i don't know where to start. but first let me tell you: i love charlize theron so much it hurts. she's deadass amazing, intelligent, crazy talented, beautiful... i would gladly give her my life so she can live longer
anyways...
This. Is a great movie. This is what a great movie looks like. It's based on a real story, and it made me so angry i'm honestly drained. It shows exactly what women had and still have to put up with to simply live their lives. It shows why feminism is important and why most men aren't worth it. There are so many strong women out there who suffers with the exact same thing (there are so many strong…
North Country is inspired by the life of Lois Jenson, who was just one of the minority female workforce at the strip mines of the Mesabi Iron Range, and who made American history when she filed the first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.
For the film, Jenson becomes Josie Aimes, played superbly by Charlize Theron. I don't think enough is made of Theron's talents. She's a very attractive woman who never relies on her looks, preferring instead to tackle powerful dramas and unglamourous characters than the frothy romcoms her similarly photogenic contemporaries prefer to paddle around in. The time will come when Theron is spoken of in the same way that Meryl Streep is currently revered, which is kind…
With a powerful story, gripping drama, and fantastic performances throughout, especially from Charlize Theron and Richard Jenkins, North Country represents director Niki Caro's best work as a filmmaker to date.
This movie would have made a lot more noise in the past couple of years than it did in 2005.
Depois de se separar, josey volta para casa dos pais e vai trabalhar na mina da cidade. Um lugar cheio de preconceito e que as mulheres sofrem assédio por todos os lados. Depois de não aguentar ela pede demissão e entra com um processo contra a empresa. No início nenhuma das outras mulheres que trabalhavam na empresa queriam ajudar josey, mas durante o julgamento descobrem que ela foi estuprada na adolescência e a partir daí outras mulheres aderiram a causa. No final ela ganha o processo.
This film has its flaws, but if you've given sexism and misogyny and what women go through even a little bit of thought I'd say you would find it hard hard not to be moved, disgusted and ashamed by what the film depicts.
Stay tuned during the credits for a lively version of Dylan's "paths of victory" by cat power.
A professor played this for us in class and when the judge asked if Woody Herrelson was joking about that objection after the other lawyer asked how would they know who is telling the truth, this guy in my class yelled, “Nah, Son.”
That sums up this whole movie.
Charlize Theron plays a mineworker who files the first sexual harassment class action lawsuit in 1984. Theron plays Josie Aimes, a victim of spousal abuse who flees her old life and starts a new one in North Country, Minnesota. This is a powerful film that plays on a familiar narrative, which adds to its impact. Director Niko Caro (Whale Rider) navigates the emotional and political minefield effortlessly, allowing Theron to shine. The drawback of this film is that many of its supporting cast, mainly the mine workers, come off as one note stereotypes. They’re just your prototypical evil chauvinist pigs, which lessens their impact. The pros far out weigh the cons though and Caro certainly establishes herself as more then just a one-hit wonder.
One of the most uncomfortable movie experience I've had. Especially now in the age of movements like #MeToo and in general women empowerment, it's hard to imagine that just a couple of decades ago how different things were. Although movie does fall into typical trappings of drama this kind, what outshines the mediocre screenplay are the performances. The ensemble gives truly an exemplary performance. It's really hard to single anyone out (McDormand? :P). The end does feel a bit too sudden and things are abruptly wrapped up in a tidy fashion.
This is one of those movies that I'm not... totally sure what they wanted me to feel a lot of the time. Riddled with horrifying and graphic sexual assault, it's painful to watch. The end of the movie has a weird pacing, and the final scene is weirdly cheery and out of touch to end the film on. I'm extremely 50/50 on this movie.
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