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North Country Review

Synopsis: At its best, North Country conveys what it's like to be a small-town social pariah and to fear for yourself in the workplace. It even says a little something about the refuge and sanctity of a neighborhood tavern.

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

This is Charlize Theron's first major big-screen role since winning an Oscar for Monster. And though the actress is again deglamorized, this time she's recognizable.

The finale reduces Country to "a movie," which is kind of a rude surprise. Otherwise, much of the setup is worthy of Caro, who did the memorable Whale Rider, another film in which setting is important. The milieu here is unforgiving, which makes fighting for basic rights important. You get a sense of why Bob Dylan - who performs on this soundtrack - wanted to bolt this frigid part of the map.