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North Country (2005)

 -  Drama  -  21 October 2005 (USA)
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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.

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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. Written by Linda Miklowitz

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All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.

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Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language | See all certifications »

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21 October 2005 (USA)  »

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$35,000,000 (estimated)

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$247,375 (Australia) (3 February 2006)

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$502,980 (South Africa) (3 March 2006)
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Actor Bill Nighy stated during a Q&A session at the British Film Institute in London in 2010 that in his opinion he regards Richard Jenkins' performance in this film as one of the finest in motion picture history. See more »

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During the beginning credits when the historical setting is stated, Northern is spelled incorrectly. "In 1975, the iron mines of Norhtern Minnesota hired their first female miner. By 1989, male employees still outnumbered females by thirty to one." See more »

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Arlen Pavich: The doctor says you look darn good under those clothes - sense of humor ladies, rulo numero uno.
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"Noodles"
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Didn't Know When to Stop
5 March 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Here in Minnesota the case was pretty hight profile. Obviously, these women endured some really nasty stuff. We are brought inside the situation. It's hard to believe that a large group of people wouldn't at least be afraid of forces that had already been put in place. It's a good story and Theron holds it together. The problem is that it gets so maudlin at the end that all that good storytelling seems to slip into a vacuum. Corn was OK in the 1940's, but contemporary audiences have an awareness that makes this seem really saccharine. I'd be interested to see how much of the the last quarter of the film actually happened. Were the miners as monstrous as portrayed? I guess one would have to go back to the trial accounts. Theron's character was certainly the wrong one to mess with. It would be interesting to see how the taconite industry is doing and what sort of employees are still there working.


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