North Country

2005 R 2h 6m DVD

North Country

2005 R 2h 6m DVD
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In the 1970s, Josey Aimes is one of only a handful of women working in the Minnesota iron mines. Forced to labor under sexist conditions, she and her female colleagues stand up against the unrelenting harassment from their male counterparts.
Cast
Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sissy Spacek, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Cole Williams, Amber Heard
Director
Niki Caro
Format
DVD
Screen
Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles
English, French, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 16+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 16+
age 16+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this mature drama begins with a woman leaving her husband after he has beaten her (beating is unseen, but her bloody, bruised face is visible). The movie includes tense family scenes, when the woman argues with her father (a miner who believes she should have stayed with her husband), and with her son (who eventually learns the identity of his father, a high school teacher who raped his mother when she was a student: this violent scene appears in flashback pieces, and might upset younger viewers). The film includes repeated scenes of harsh harassment of women workers at the mine: graffiti, rough language, semen left in a locker, a PortAJohn turned over with a woman inside, and one man assaults a woman, pressing her onto a pile of rocks and leaving her dirty and bruised. High school hockey games include some typical roughness. A woman develops Lou Gherig's disease and we see her deterioration.

Sexual Content

Sexy dancing in a saloon, rape scene shown in flashback.

Violence

Rape scene shown in flashback, violent physical abuse of women by at two men.

Language

Harsh, ugly language used against Josey and the other women ( and variations on the f-word); also "damn," "hell," and slang for genitals.

Social Behavior

The harassments at the job and in town are terrible; including assaults and a history of rape, but Josey maintains her dignity and courage.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Repeated drinking and some smoking.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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