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NORTH COUNTRY

Director:

  Niki Caro
  

Year Released:

  2004

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Charlize Theron
  Frances McDormand
  Richard Jenkins
  Sean Bean
  Sissy Spacek
Movie Haiku:Story told here is so important we wanted this film to be perfect; it isn’t but it’s damn good! Superlative cast provides an intimate depiction of a small community under the stress of fundamental change, but the courtroom scenes, when Josie (Theron) finally sues for sexual harassment, are too canned. (***FOR MORE FROM JAN SEE TREASURES SECTION.)

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2005