North Country (R, 2005)
common sense media says
Excellent, moving, but for mature audiences only.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this mature drama begins with a woman leaving her husband after he has beaten her (beating is unseen, but her bloody, bruised face is visible). The movie includes tense family scenes, when the woman argues with her father (a miner who believes she should have stayed with her husband), and with her son (who eventually learns the identity of his father, a high school teacher who raped his mother when she was a student: this violent scene appears in flashback pieces, and might upset younger viewers). The film includes repeated scenes of harsh harassment of women workers at the mine: graffiti, rough language, semen left in a locker, a PortAJohn turned over with a woman inside, and one man assaults a woman, pressing her onto a pile of rocks and leaving her dirty and bruised. High school hockey games include some typical roughness. A woman develops Lou Gherig's disease and we see her deterioration.
Violence:
Rape scene shown in flashback, violent physical abuse of women by at two men.
Sex:
Sexy dancing in a saloon, rape scene shown in flashback.
Language:
Harsh, ugly language used against Josey and the other women ( and variations on the f-word); also "damn," "hell," and slang for genitals.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Repeated drinking and some smoking.
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artificialfruit
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Wouldn't be good for more immature kids.
I personally loved this movie...the plot, the writing, the acting, everything. I thought that it was great. I loved how realistic it was, and also how brutally honest. This movie definately has an important message in it for the veiwers. However, I don't think that it would be suitable for most people my age. I was fine with it, but thats just me. If you're a reasonably mature person over the age of 13, who likes drama and sad movies with a message, you should not miss your chance to see this film.
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micapu
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didn't disappoint
I really liked this movie. The courtroom scenes were a little cheesy but overall the dialogue and message were intellingent and entertaining. Violence against women is all too common in media (and in life) and this movie makes it clear that it's NOT ok. That women shouldn't be victimized twice by the actions of some and the inaction and/or apathy of others.
The only thing that really bothered me was that the main character's *statutory* rape by a teacher was treated as a plot point to advance the storyline, instead of as a tragedy all by itself. We watched this movie w/ our 14 year old because we thought the overall message was important. It really bugs me that a movie like this gets a "R" rating when other movies that treat sex casually and disrespectfully get "PG" or "PG-13" ratings.
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