North Country (2005)
Coming Out at 21 October 2005 in theaters.
Drama
North Country is drama film directed by Niki Caro, starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Woody Harrelson, and Sissy Spacek. The screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Company.
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. While working a job washing hair, Josey reconnects with an old acquaintance, Glory Dodge, who works at the local iron mine and suggests Josey do the same, as a job there pays six times more than what Josey’s making now. Josey’s pursuit of the job further strains her relationship with Hank, who also works at the mine and believes women shouldn’t be working there, so she and her children move in with Glory and her husband, Kyle.
Josey quickly befriends several other female workers at the mine and soon realizes the women are constant targets for sexual harassment and humiliation by most of their male co-workers, who, like Hank, believe the women are taking jobs more appropriate for men. Josey in particular is targeted by Bobby Sharp, her ex-boyfriend from high school.
Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Michael Seitzman, Clara Bingham (book), Laura Leedy (book)
Stars: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Woody Harrelson
Cast:
| Charlize Theron | … | Josey Aimes |
| Thomas Curtis | … | Sammy Aimes |
| Elle Peterson | … | Karen 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 |
| Amber Heard | … | Young Josey |
| John Aylward | … | Judge Halsted |
| Xander Berkeley | … | Arlen Pavich |
| Corey Stoll | … | Ricky Sennett |
| Cole Williams | … | Young Bobby |
| Bryan Fagerstrom | … | Mac |
| Chris Mulkey | … | Earl Slangley |
| Arron Shiver | … | Young Male Doctor |
| Clif Stokes | … | Good Guy |
| J.D. Garfield | … | Porta Guy #1 |
| Boots Southerland | … | Guy #2 |
| John Hardman | … | Guy #3 |
| Forrest Norgaard | … | Mac’s Buddy |
| Sage Coy | … | Stacey |
| Marcus Chait | … | Wayne |
| Dennis E. Garber | … | Real Estate Agent |
| Alex Layton | … | Number 3 |
| Jacqueline Wright | … | Bobby’s Wife |
| Catherine Campion | … | Stacey’s Mom |
| Tom Bower | … | Gray Suchett |
| David Lislegard | … | Union Member #1 |
| Kurt Peterson | … | Union Member #2 |
| Pete Pellinen | … | Union Member #3 |
| Bruce Bohne | … | Union Member #4 |
| Todd Anderson | … | Semen Man |
| Kit Gwin | … | Larynx Nurse |
| Patrick McDowell | … | Priest |
| Raye Birk | … | Tom Motel Clerk |
| Sally Wingert | … | Kay Stollman |
| Katherine Ferrand | … | Sally Bullavina |
| Curtis Plagge | … | Burly Miner |
| Marc Miles | … | Digger Driver |
| J.C. Cutler | … | Union Rep #1 |
| Gus Lynch | … | Pete Union Rep |
| Mark Sivertsen | … | Bailiff #1 |
| Rand Kennedy | … | Bailiff #2 |
| Sawyer Clark | … | Boy in hockey rink parking lot |
| Ricardo Andres | … | Miner, Hockey Game Spectator |
| Wendi Andres | … | Hockey Game Spectator |
| Michael Cook | … | Hockey Fan |
| Harp Corrigan | … | TJ’s Bar Patron / Miner / Juror |
| Charles Dowdy III | … | Juror |
| Kyle Falls | … | Hockey Game Guest, Bar Patron, Plant Worker |
| Angela Kosteliz | … | Mine Worker |
| Brent Lambert | … | Bar Patron |
| Jonathan Lane | … | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Kayla Laursen | … | Hockey Game Spectator |
| Debbie Letteau | … | Hockey Game Guest |
| Gerard Maloney | … | Juror |
| Mike Miller | … | Mine Official |
| John F. Mollard | … | Hockey Fan / Union Member |
| Robert Ozasky | … | Miner |
| Christine Rapsys | … | Hockey Fan |
| Matt Rasmussen | … | Miner / Hockey Fan |
| Chloe Russell | … | Upset Woman in Clinic |
| Ron Smith | … | Steel Workers Union Member |
| Troy Starr | … | Steel Workers Union Member |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia