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Release Date:
21 October 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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11 nominations
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(52 articles)
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a meaningful story weakened by the script's shortcomings
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlize Theron | ... | Josey Aimes | |
| Elle Peterson | ... | Karen Aimes | |
| Thomas Curtis | ... | Sammy Aimes | |
| Frances McDormand | ... | Glory | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Kyle | |
| Woody Harrelson | ... | Bill White | |
| Jeremy Renner | ... | Bobby Sharp | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Hank Aimes | |
| Sissy Spacek | ... | Alice Aimes | |
| James Cada | ... | Don Pearson | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Big Betty | |
| Linda Emond | ... | Leslie Conlin | |
| Michelle Monaghan | ... | Sherry | |
| Brad William Henke | ... | Lattavansky | |
| Jillian Armenante | ... | Peg |
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Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language.
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126 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R |
UK:15 |
Ireland:16 |
Australia:MA |
Japan:R-15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Brazil:16 |
Argentina:16 |
France:U |
Sweden:7 |
Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Malaysia:U (cut) |
Finland:K-15 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
South Korea:15
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Some of the women standing up in the last courtroom scene were real plaintiffs.
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Continuity: When Bill White is at the bar the first time, from one angle he appears to be drinking Leineinkugel's Honey Weiss beer. When they change angles, he is drinking some other brand. When they go back to the first angle, he's again drinking Leineinkugel's.
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Bill White:
What are you supposed to do when the ones with all the power are hurting those with none? Well for starters, you stand up. Stand up and tell the truth. You stand up for your friends. You stand up even when you're all alone. You stand up.
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Featured in "HBO First Look: North Country (#12.23)" (2005)
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Noodles
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Set in the late 1980's comes the story of Josey Aimes, a small-towner and single mother of two with a sordid past that she's tried for years to put behind her. Living with her parents and wanting to make things better for herself but more importantly for her children, she takes a job at a thriving Minnesota iron mine where only a handful of women work under constant oppression and harassment from their licentious male co-workers. Despite her degrading reputation, the possible consequences, and a working staff that seems unwilling to help, she files a lawsuit determined to reclaim her dignity and bridge the gender gap. Although well-crafted, acted, and based on true events, this oddly never convinces; the plotting and characters are set up far too easily, and the intended dramatic climax doesn't pack any punch. Theron is quite good, so is Jenkins as her stern, conflicted dad, surrounded by a capable cast, but the story fails to rise above the level of convention. **½