Movie
North Country
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-02-12
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, Nick Wechsler Productions, Industry Entertainment Partners
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes
- Frances McDormand as Glory
- Woody Harrelson as Bill White
- Sean Bean as Kyle
- Jeremy Renner as Bobby Sharp
- Richard Jenkins as Hank Aimes
- Sissy Spacek as Alice Aimes
- Thomas Curtis as Sammy Aimes
- Elle Peterson as Karen Aimes
- Michelle Monaghan as Sherry
- Linda Emond as Leslie Conlin
- James Cada as Don Pearson
Crew
- Niki Caro - Director
- Michael Seitzman - Screenplay
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