Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language.
Awards
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
Genre
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Drama
Sound Mix
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DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Country
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USA
Overwiew :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. Sexism / Teacher Student Relationship / Hardship / Sexual Harassment / Father Daughter Relationship
Producers :
Nana Greenwald, Helen Bartlett, Doug Claybourne, Jeff Skoll, Nick Wechsler, Valerie Flueger, Helen Buck Bartlett, Valerie Flueger
Writers :
Michael Seitzman, Carla Bingham, Laura Leedy Gansler
Critic Reviews
Grade
USA Today - Mike Clark : ...conveys what it's like to be a small-town social pariah and to fear for yourself in the workplace. more...
B
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : ...emotionally powerful... more...
B
San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein : Fortunately, North Country calms down and becomes extremely engrossing... more...
B
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : Though the dirt and grime in North Country are artfully applied, it's purely cosmetic and skin-deep. more...
C
ReelViews - James Berardinelli : Despite some third-act flaws that weaken the conclusion, North Country does what it sets out to do: inspire and uplift. more...
B
New York Times - Manohla Dargis : ...an unabashed vehicle for its modestly de-glammed star... more...
C+
New York Post - Lou Lumenick : ...a classic social drama... more...
A-
Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : A respectable though predictable story about a sexual harassment lawsuit. more...
B-
filmcritic.com - David Levine : ...thought provoking long after it's over. more...
B+
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman : ...a grimly earnest sexual harassment rabble-rouser... more...
B
E! Online - Performances are top-notch all around, notably Theron, Jenkins and the always-awesome McDorm : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,89036,00.html more...
Chicago Tribune - Jessica Reaves : ...a potentially great movie--with talent and plot points to spare--that settles for being just okay. more...
B-
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : ...one of those movies that stir you up and make you mad, because it dramatizes practices you've heard about but never really visualized. more...
A
Boston Globe - Wesley Morris : Powerful, heartbreaking, and enraging... more...
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