North Country

Year:

2005

Duration:

126 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Niki Caro

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-10-21

Filming Locations: Chisholm, Minnesota, USA

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,422,455 (USA) (23 October 2005)

Gross: $18,324,242 (USA) (8 January 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Charlize Theron

North Country

Jillian Armenante

North Country

Amber Heard

North Country

Thomas Curtis

Sammy Aimes

Elle Peterson

Karen Aimes

Frances McDormand

Glory

Sean Bean

Kyle

Woody Harrelson

Bill White

Jeremy Renner

Bobby Sharp

Richard Jenkins

Hank Aimes

Sissy Spacek

Alice Aimes

James Cada

Don Pearson

Rusty Schwimmer

Big Betty

Linda Emond

Leslie Conlin

Michelle Monaghan

Sherry

Brad William Henke

Lattavansky

John Aylward

Judge Halsted

Xander Berkeley

Arlen Pavich

Corey Stoll

Ricky Sennett

Cole Williams

Young Bobby

Bryan Fagerstrom

Mac

Chris Mulkey

Earl Slangley

Arron Shiver

Young Male Doctor (as Aaron Shiver)

Clif Stokes

Good Guy

J.D. Garfield

Porta Guy #1 (as JD Garfield)

Boots Southerland

Guy #2

John Hardman

Guy #3

Forrest Norgaard

Mac's Buddy

Sage Coy

Stacey

Marcus Chait

Wayne

Dennis E. Garber

Real Estate Agent

Alex Layton

Number 3

Jacqueline Wright

Bobby's Wife

Catherine Campion

Stacey's Mom

Tom Bower

Gray Suchett

David Lislegard

Union Member #1

Kurt Peterson

Union Member #2

Pete Pellinen

Union Member #3

Bruce Bohne

Union Member #4

Todd Anderson

Semen Man

Kit Gwin

Larynx Nurse

Patrick McDowell

Priest (as Monsignor Patrick McDowell)

Raye Birk

Tom Motel Clerk

Sally Wingert

Kay Stollman

Katherine Ferrand

Sally Bullavina

Curtis Plagge

Burly Miner

Marc Miles

Digger Driver

J.C. Cutler

Union Rep #1

Gus Lynch

Pete Union Rep

Mark Sivertsen

Bailiff #1

Rand Kennedy

Bailiff #2

Sawyer Clark

Boy in hockey rink parking lot

Ricardo Andres

Miner, Hockey Game Spectator (uncredited)

Wendi Andres

Hockey Game Spectator (uncredited)

Michael Cook

Hockey Fan (uncredited)

Harp Corrigan

TJ's Bar Patron / Miner / Juror (uncredited)

Kyle Falls

Hockey Game Guest, Bar Patron, Plant Worker (uncredited)

Brent Lambert

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jonathan Lane

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Kayla Laursen

Hockey Game Spectator (uncredited)

Debbie Letteau

Hockey Game Guest (uncredited)

Gerard Maloney

Juror (uncredited)

Mike Miller

Mine Official (uncredited)

Robert Ozasky

Miner (uncredited)

Christine Rapsys

Hockey Fan (uncredited)

Chloe Russell

Upset Woman in Clinic (uncredited)

Ron Smith

Steel Workers Union Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The interior shots of the mine were filmed in Silver City, New Mexico, in an actual mine.

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All of the harassment depicted in the movie really happened to various women. Two women were trapped in porta-potties that were tipped while they were inside. Miners ejaculated onto female miner's clothes in lockers three times. Many more incidents of harassment occurred than could be shown in a 2-hour movie.

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Actor Bill Nighy stated during a Q&A session at the British Film Institute in London in 2010 that in his opinion he regards Richard Jenkins' performance in this film as one of the finest in motion picture history.

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Goofs

When Josey fills her truck with gas near the start of the film, the sign behind her shows a price of $1.71 per gallon. In winter 1989, US gas prices were $.90-$1 per gallon. According to the US Department of Energy, Minnesota gas prices did not reach that level until April 2001, and not again until April 2004.

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When Bill White is at the bar the first time, from one angle he appears to be drinking Leineinkugel's Honey Weiss beer. When they change angles, he is drinking some other brand. When they go back to the first angle, he's again drinking Leineinkugel's.

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After Josey moves out of the house, she checks into a motel. A Hypercom T7P integrated credit card terminal is on the counter behind the front desk. That terminal first appeared in the early 1990s.

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Quotes

Josey Aimes: You act like I'm stealing. I work damn hard every day, same as you.

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Josey Aimes: I've heard of Lou Gehrig, I just never heard about the disease.

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Hank Aimes: My name is Hank Aimes and I've been a miner all my life. And I've never been ashamed of it until now. You know when we take our wives and daughters to the company barbecue, I don't hear any of them calling them those names like bitches and whores and worse. I don't see anyone grab them by their privates or drawing pictures of them on the bathroom walls, it's unspeakable. Unspeakable! So what's changed? She's still my daughter! It's a heck of a thing, to watch one of your own get treated that way. You're all supposed to be my friends, my brothers. Well, right now I don't have a friend in this room. In fact the only one I'm not ashamed of is my daughter.

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