North Country
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Niki Caro
Rand Kennedy
Scott Lewis
Cole Williams
James Cada
Forrest Norgaard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When Josey Aimes returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota after a failed marriage, she needs a good job. A single mother with two children, she turns to the predominant source of employment in the region--the iron mines. The mines provide a livelihood that has sustained a community for generations. It's an industry long dominated by men, in a place unaccustomed to change. Encouraged by her old friend Glory, one of the few female miners in town, Josey joins the ranks of those laboring to blast ore from rock in the gaping quarries. She is prepared for the back-breaking and often dangerous work, but coping with the harassment she and the other female miners encounter from their male coworkers proves far more challenging. The last thing the miners want is women competing for scarce jobs--women who, in their estimation, have no business driving trucks and hauling rock anyway. When Josey speaks out against the treatment she and her fellow workers face she is met with resistance--not only from those in power but from a community that doesn't want to hear the truth, her disapproving parents and many of her own colleagues who fear she is only making things worse. In time, even her friendship with Glory will be tested, her already difficult connection with her father, a lifelong miner, will be pushed to its limit and elements of her personal life exposed to scrutiny. The fallout from Josey's battle to make a better future for herself and her children will affect every aspect of her life, including her relationship with her young daughter and her sensitive teenage son, who must first cope with the embarrassment of his mother's sudden notoriety and then face harsh details of her past she was hoping he would never have to know. Through these struggles Josey will find the courage to stand up for what she believes in--even if that means standing alone.
Director
Niki Caro
Cast
Rand Kennedy
Scott Lewis
Cole Williams
James Cada
Forrest Norgaard
Kit Gwin
Michelle Monaghan
J C Cutler
Marcus Chait
Raye Birk
Curtis Plagge
Marc Miles
Alex Layton
Boots Southerland
Sage Coy
Rusty Schwimmer
Gus Lynch
Elle Peterson
Corey Stoll
Bryan Fagerstrom
Jillian Armenante
Thomas Curtis
Patrick Mcdowell
Jacqueline Wright
Frances Mcdormand
John Aylward
John David Garfield
Tom Bower
David Lislegard
John Hardman
Dennis E Garber
Richard Jenkins
Jeremy Renner
Kurt Peterson
Linda Emond
Clif Stokes
Amber Heard
Todd Anderson
Pete Pellinen
Catherine Campion
Gary Surber
Charlize Theron
Xander Berkeley
Mark Sivertsen
Katherine Ferrand
Sally Wingert
Chris Mulkey
Sean Bean
Bruce Bohne
Arron Shiver
Woody Harrelson
Sissy Spacek
Brad William Henke
Crew
Aleah Ames
James Apted
Tammy Ashmore
David C Avery
Petra Bach
Dana Baker
Jamie Baker
Michael Ballard
Liza Bambenek
Kris Barberg
Helen Bartlett
David Bellamy
Alan Berger
Carla Bingham
Billy Bonifield
Brent Brewington
Deanna Brigidi
Danny Joe Brown
Judith Brown
Sabrina Calley
John C Cameron
David Richard Campbell
Kim Carnes
Kevin E Carpenter
Kam Chan
Dorsey Claybourne
Doug Claybourne
Doug Claybourne
Robert Corlew
Scott Cosgrove
Carrie Cossalter
Marko Costanzo
David Coulson
Bruce Crump
Mac Davis
Mac Davis
Michael Dellheim
Jackie Deshannon
Jay Duerr
Eric Durst
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Emily Egge
Timothy Grant Engle
Nicole Erdman
Cindy Evans
Katherine Evenson
Nicole Fadden
Sonia Farrell
Lena Fennema
Chris Fielder
Mali Finn
Ramona Fleetwood
Carol Ellison Fleming
Cassandra Flueger
Valerie Flueger
Valerie Flueger
Richard Foreman
John A Frick
Toni G
David Galbraith
John Galvin
Laura Leedy Gansler
Ken P Garcia
Eugene Gearty
Daniel J Geiger
Claire Gerety-mott
Kurt W Gersmer
Cole Gittinger
Stephen Gorman
Nana Greenwald
Molly Bridget Gubbins
Richard Hankes
Nicole Hansen-solum
Mark Har
Sally J Harper
Joni Hathaway
Bruce Hauer
Anne Healy
Kelly Rae Hemenway
Alisa Hensley-lane
Hank Herrera
Steven Hintz
Joel Hobbie
Erik Hodge
Greg Hooper
Richard Hoover
Eric D Howell
Steve Humphrey
Bobby Ingram
Jai James
Jaclyn Jardine
Vicki Jenkins
Chris Joehnk
Anne Johns
Linden Johnson
Marty Jurek
Jeremy Kalin
Julie Kaupa
Gideon Keith
Joanna Kennedy
Mike Kennedy
Frank Kern
Anibal Kerpel
Kristen Kogler
Beth Kono
Leo Kottke
Denise Kum
Kathleen Latlip
Al Laverde
Adruitha Lee
Daryl C Lefever
Michael Lindquist
Steve Litecky
David A Livingston
Brad Lokkesmoe
Bobby Mackston
Christina Mahoney
Jennifer Mancuso
Duane 'dc' Manwiller
Duane 'dc' Manwiller
Leroy Marinell
Tom A Mariucci
Geoffrey C Martin
Lori Mccoy-bell
Ravi Mehta
Chris Menges
Chris Menges
Chris Menges
Dan Mercer
Mike Moad
Carlos A Montoya
Greg T Moon
Daniela Moore
Branka Mrkic-tana
Peter L Mullin
James Murphy
Paul Murphy
Sam Murphy
Brett A Myrick
Dan Neff
Igor Nikolic
Scott Nordhausen
Kevin Obsatz
Chemen Ochoa
Lisa Parmet
David Parr
Tom Paxton
Steve Pederson
Patricia Perkins
Gary Petersen
Gabrielle Petrissans
Cat Power
Karyn Rachtman
David Rapaport
Jeremy Renner
Marcus Ringrose
Billy Roberts
Bruce A Robinson
Shawn Robinson
Duane Roland
Chase Romero
Andy Rumple
Claire Sandrin
Gustavo Santaolalla
William Sarokin
Valerie Schneider
Jeff Schoen
Wiley Schott
Jason P Schumacher
Kurt R Schumacher
Eddie Schwartz
Rusty Schwimmer
Michael Seitzman
Liv Selinger
Allen Sides
Jeff Skoll
Brian Sobaski
Jeff Stampfer
Rowan Stanland
John Stearns
Peter Tosti Stephenson
Nicolas Stern
Janet Stirner
Philip Stockton
Faith Strongheart
Karen Svobodny
Ryan Tallant
Liz Tan
Dyanna Taylor
George Thorogood
Tim Trella
Dave Underhill
Craig R Uszak
Tony Velasco
Nadia Venesse
Steve Visscher
Matt Vorderbruggen
Waddy Wachtel
Hugh Waddell
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 21, 2005
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2006
Inspired by the book "Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law" written by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler; published by Anchor October 14, 2003.
Nicole Kidman was previously interested in the project. Other names mentioned for the lead included, Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Connelly.
Released in United States Fall October 21, 2005
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2006
