KissEnglishPasto ..........................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA...and ORLANDO, FL North Country is stark proof that truth is stranger than fiction. The Director, New-Zealander Niki Caro (Whale Rider), perhaps a very apt directorial choice, being a woman, yet at the same time, precisely not being American! In the mines of Minnesota in 1989, only 3% of the workers are women. There is a whole confluence of constantly orchestrated pressure applied against all female miners intended to get them to resign.Charlize Theron (Who won the Oscar for best actress in MONSTER in the role of the only female serial-killer in U.S. history, Florida's Aileen Wuornos) as expected, is absolutely magnificent as Josey Aimes, a woman whose only motivation is wanting to provide a better life for her two children. The fight is quite a tough one for Josey. At first, everyone seems clearly to be set against her. Neither her friends, nor his parents, not even her own children give her their support! But Josey is a very stubborn human being who does not permit anything or anyone to discourage her. Gradually, her unshakable character, her unparalleled courage and the enormity of the injustice committed against her finally begin working in her favor.North Country at times does exhibit some rather lethargic moments, but the cast and the quality of the story are so outstanding that is easy to overlook this minor flaw. Frances McDormand (1996 Oscar winner for FARGO) also shines in the multifaceted role of best friend; coworker, representing women's interests among union workers and victim of one of the worst evils occasionally affecting mine workers: Lung Cancer! Woody Harrelson (Natural Born Killers) is convincing as the ex-football player town hero turned lawyer who takes on Josey's case. Sissy Spacek (Carrie: original version) as the dutiful Mom and Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) as the skeptical dad.Almost everyone who works or has worked recently in the United States knows that the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace is something that is taken extremely seriously. This is thanks, in large part, to Josey Aimes, and the struggle she was forced to wage against that Minnesota mining company over 30 years ago! It is really worth traveling to North Country to see both Charlize Theron's and Frances McDormand's Oscar Nomination performances! 8*...ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA!

brettvelarde The movie North country does not have a lot to do about mandatory minimums but it does connect because the ways Josey win the lawsuit against the Mine is with the help of the other women and community and that is how we can help fight Mandatory minimums with groups of people who have been given years in jail for minor crimes and what it has done to their family, that would get the message across. The movie could have had a scene or part were a man from the mine get up and explains why he has such harsh feeling towards women, it would not justify his actions but it would give us a better perspective about him and the rest of the men. Glory has come to the court in her wheelchair and from the back of the room, her husband reads a letter saying she stands with Josey. Other women then stand up to support Josey's complaint. They are followed by more women, family members, and miners, making the case a class action.

SnoopyStyle Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) is being questioned in court by the opposing counsel. She tells the story of her beating by her husband. It's 1989. She had run away with her two kids back to her parents in northern Minnesota. Her father Hank (Richard Jenkins) does not approve while her mother Alice (Sissy Spacek) is the quietly suffering type. They're both pushing her back to her husband Wayne. Glory (Frances McDormand) tells her about jobs at the iron mines with Pearson Taconite and Steel hiring. She and her kids would move in with Glory and her husband Kyle (Sean Bean). However, sexism is rampant at the company sometimes coming from the company itself. It's lewd jokes, groping and general anger. The men are not all happy. Jobs are scarce. Her father Hank works there, and also her former boyfriend Bobby Sharp (Jeremy Renner) who becomes her immediate supervisor.I know the film says it's inspired by a true story. I just find it so reminiscent of those Lifetime movies where everything goes wrong for these women. Sure there is an all star cast. In fact, Frances McDormand and Charlize Theron were nominated for Oscars. It just feels too Hollywood with supermodel Charlize Theron. I can't buy her as a miner, and I can't get fully into the movie. It would have been better with Michelle Monaghan as the lead. She has slightly more of a hot-every-woman vibe. Although she doesn't have the big name like Charlize.

Old_Swampy When some friends rented this and I was forced to watch it, I was far from thrilled. I'm more of a thriller, action, comedy, horror, anything but drama kind of guy. Most of the movie is quite boring. However, right at the end I discovered a story that was powerful and moving for me. At the end of the movie it is revealed that the main character was sexually assaulted by her teacher while in high school and he is the father of her son. Everyone thought her son's father was this pseudo-boyfriend she had in high school. Because of this, her father has resented her and almost seems to hate her since that happened. I got the feeling he thought his own daughter was white trash and looked down on her ever since she got pregnant in high school. The pseudo-boyfriend never said anything because he thought she was willingly sleeping with her teacher, which made him hate and resent her as well. She had never told anyone about the assault either, I guess out of shame and undeserved guilt. So all these years she had been carrying the burden of this terrible thing that had been done to her all alone. She was even more than alone, her own father was bitter against her because of her teenage pregnancy. Then at the end of the movie the teacher's terrible crime is finally revealed. The look on the father's face, as he realizes that all these years he's been bitter and resentful to his own daughter because of a terrible crime that was committed against her, was extremely powerful and moving. The guilt he felt for being a distant and unloving father, the rage at the attacker, the renewed love for his daughter, you can see him going through all these powerful emotions as the realization hits him. This is a story of the reconciliation between a father and daughter. The rest is all background noise. Call me an old softie if you will, I found her forgiveness of her father for all those terrible years to be amazing. The bond that was broken was restored and the monster that caused it was brought to justice. It is a beautiful story in the end, even more so because of all the foulness she has to endure to get there.