North Country (15)

Director: Niki Caro
Starring: Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, USA, 2005, 2 hours 6 minutes

From the director of Whale Rider comes this stirring ‘true story’ of a single mum who in desperation takes a job in the mine. Thrust into a determinedly male work place where her fellow miners resent her, she is determined not to quit despite the horrendous level of harassment she has to endure. When she decides to take the company to court she little realises the forces she is unleashing and the impact it will have on her family and friends. With superb performances from the three female leads this Erin Brockovich style tale of one woman’s fight for what is right builds to a stirring emotional climax.

Charlize Theron has been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar 2006

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