North Country is a movie directed by Niki Caro in 2005 and inspired by the book Class Action: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham, first published in 2002. The movie features Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, Woody Harrelson, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, and others.
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Storyline
In 1989, Josey Aimes flees from her abusive husband back to her hometown in northern Minnesota with her children, Sammy and Karen, and moves in with her parents, Alice and Hank. Josey’s pursuit of and securing the job further strains her relationship with Hank, who also works at the mine and believes women shouldn’t be working there, so she and her children move in with Glory and her husband, Kyle.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
126
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
2002
Pages
400
Book Rate
7.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Class Action
Subtitle: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law
Author: Clara Bingham
Country: USA
First published in: 2002
Length: 400 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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