This melodrama for the modern age is based on the true story of the first successful sexual harassment case in America. Niki Caro's (WHALE RIDER) inspirational tale traces one woman's determined struggle for independence and equality in a male-dominated environment--a struggle that set a precedent for improved working conditions for women across the country. Charlize Theron plays Josey Aimes, a young mother of two who has just left her abusive husband and returned home to live with her parents (Sissy Spacek and Richard Jenkins). Reconnecting with her old friend Glory (Frances McDormand), she learns of a well-paid job at the mines that would allow her a modicum of independence for the first time in her life. But Josey soon finds out about the drawbacks to the job, as the men mount a war of escalating cruelty against the women, who are expected to "take it like a man." Dildos in lunch boxes, obscene graffiti, and a harrowing episode in a Porta-Potty are just some of the indignities the women have to suffer in silence. Finally, Josey is pushed too far and decides to fight back, but she finds herself hard-pressed to find allies willing to sacrifice their bread and butter. Vilified by her former friends, increasingly abused by male colleagues, and estranged from her son and also from Glory, Josey nonetheless decides to sue the company. She is aided by exiled New York lawyer and former local sports star Bill White (Woody Harrelson). As in all successful melodrama, good and evil are clearly marked, with the powerful corporation and the male workers the unmitigated bad guys. However, this makes Josey's courage and strength, as well as the scope of what she accomplished, stand out in even starker contrast.

Theatrical Release: OCTOBER 19, 2005

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround 5.1 - French
Subtitles - English - Optional
Subtitles - French - Optional
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Documentary: "Stories from the North Country"
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Distributor Notes: North Country

When Josey Aimes (Academy Award winner CHARLIZE THERON) returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota after a failed marriage, she needs a good job. A single mother with two children to support, 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. The work is hard but the pay is good and friendships that form on the job extend into everyday life, bonding families and neighborhoods with a common thread.

Source: Warner Home Video

Charlize Theron: American actress, MONSTER
Frances McDormand: American Actress
Woody Harrelson: Woody of TV's "Cheers"
Thomas Curtis: Star, THE OUTSIDER
Sean Bean: English actor, LORD OF THE RINGS, THE ISLAND
Sissy Spacek: Oscar winning actress, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
Richard Jenkins: American actor
Jim Cada: 
Rusty Schwimmer: Actress/"Little Princess"
Michelle Monaghan: Actor, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY (2003)
Marjorie Monaghan: Actress/"Space Rangers"
Brad Henke: Actor, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON (2004)
Jillian Armenante: Actress - DELIVERED
Elle Peterson: NORTH COUNTRY (2005)
Linda Edmond: NORTH COUNTRY (2005)

Niki Caro: Director, WHALE RIDER (2003)
Chris Menges: British Director Of Photography/Director, THE BOXER (1997)

Helen Buck Bartlett: Producer\"Untamed Heart"
Doug Claybourne: Producer/Executive
Nana Greenwald: Producer
Nick Wechsler: Producer/Executive
Valerie Flueger: NORTH COUNTRY (2005)

Michael Seitzman: Writer/Director

Gustavo Santaolaya: Film Composer, AMORES PERROS (2000)

David Coulson: 

"NORTH COUNTRY conveys what it's like to be a small-town social pariah and to fear for yourself in the workplace. It even says a little something about the refuge and sanctity of a neighborhood tavern."
"Theron plays Josey with an honorable slow-burn weariness..." -- Grade: B
"NORTH COUNTRY could be this generation's NORMA RAE....[A] stirring tale of female empowerment, set in the harsher regions of the American heartland."
4 stars out of 5 -- "Caro successfully captures a sense of community dynamic, and contrasts the forbidding landscape with Josie's inner resolve."
"Charlize Theron gives a compelling performance....Theron is never anything but believable."
3 stars out of 5 -- "Theron is quietly impressive here....[With] strong support from Woody Harrelson and Frances McDormand..."