North Country Page #6

Synopsis: 1989. Josey Aimes takes her two kids, Sammy and Karen, and leaves her abusive husband Wayne, to return to her northern Minnesota home town. On a chance meeting with her old friend Glory Dodge who works as a driver and union rep at the mine operated by Pearson Taconite and Steel, Josey decides to work at the mine as well, work that is dominated by men in number and in tone. She does so to be able to stand on her own two feet for the first time in her life, something she probably could not have done if she remained in a job washing hair at a beauty salon. Working at the mine does not sit well with her father, Hank Aimes, who also works at the mine and who, like the other male workers, believes she is taking a job away from a man. Hank has believed that all Josey's problems are of her own doing, ever since she, unmarried, had Sammy while she was still in high school. Josey has always stated that she does not know who Sammy's biological father is, which fosters Hank's attitude about her. A
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Niki Caro
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2005
126 min
$18,324,242
Website
970 Views


Come on. Come on, Karen.

So, Josey, I know I've been

giving you a hard time.

But I want you to know that

I had a talk with the guys.

And I'm gonna give it a shot, okay?

Give what a shot?

You know, being cool with you

and whatnot.

Okay. All right.

As you can see, the conveyor's down.

So I need someone to get up there,

see if something's clogging the works.

If all's smooth in the tube,

you just come on home.

Think you can do it?

All right.

Go on. Nothing to be scared of.

All clear on number four.

I repeat, all clear on number four.

Oh, God.

Can you imagine falling down there?

Nobody would ever find you.

Two minutes, five ton of rock

would be on top of you.

Hello!

Oh, man. I remember the first

few times I came out here.

Oh, I hated it.

Then I realized, you know,

I could just stand out here, you know...

...and smoke a joint

and what have you...

...nobody'd be the wiser.

I mean, we're totally f***ing alone.

So, what do you say, Josey,

you wanna, I don't know...

...kiss and make up?

- Come on, just one kiss.

- I'm going back.

Hey, come on, what's the matter

with you, Josey?

It's not like... Am I hurting you?

I ain't hurting you, am I?

All right, fine then.

Go on.

No, that was pretty typical behavior,

you wanna know the truth.

What do you mean, "typical"?

Josey made a lot

of mountains from molehills.

Always misconstruing things,

you know, paranoid stuff.

She was pretty emotional.

When she told you what happened out in

the number four conveyor, what did you do?

I yanked Bobby into my office

for a sit-down.

- He said she...

- Objection. Hearsay.

- Sustained.

- Mr. Pavich...

...how do you know who to believe

in a situation like that?

Your Honor, is she kidding

with that question?

Maybe she could ask if he likes

pia coladas and walks in the rain.

Are you kidding with that objection,

Mr. White?

Because it's denied.

The witness may answer.

Look, men will always walk the line.

It's when they cross over it...

...is when most gals

give them a slap on the hand...

...get them back on their side

of that line.

That's how men and women have been

handling problems since Adam and Eve.

Okay, guys, that's it.

I'm out of here.

- Hey, you want a ride?

- Josey, stay a moment, would you?

I'd like to have a word with you.

Later.

Don't stick me.

That looks great.

Okay. We'll get it straight this time.

Stand up straight.

Was that my dress?

- A little young for Communion, no?

- No, never too young to be with God.

You been watching this?

- He referred to the size

of his own penis...

- Oh, dear God. Turn it off.

...as being larger than norm...

That poor man's family.

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Michael Seitzman

Michael Seitzman (born November 1, 1967) is an American writer, producer and film director best known for film North Country. more…

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