Title: North country
Authors: Wechsler, Nick; Caro, Niki, 1967-; Seitzman, Michael, 1967-; Theron, Charlize; Curtis, Thomas, 1991-; McDormand, Frances; Bean, Sean; Jenkins, Richard, 1947-; Renner, Jeremy; Monaghan, Michelle; Harrelson, Woody; Spacek, Sissy; Menges, Chris, 1940-; Santaolalla, Gustavo; Bingham, Clara.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Participant Productions; Warner Home Video (Firm)
Publisher: Warner Home Video,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Bingham, Clara Film adaptations.; Women iron and steel workers Minnesota Drama.; Sexual harassment of women Minnesota Drama.; Steel-works Minnesota Drama.; Sexual harassment Minnesota Drama.
Abstract: Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case, fearing that things will only get worse. A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the U.S. - Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won a landmark 1984 lawsuit.