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Caro, Niki, 1967- (director.). Wechsler, Nick, (producer.). Seitzman, Michael, 1967- (screenwriter.). Greenwald, Nana, (executive producer.). Skoll, Jeff, (executive producer.). Theron, Charlize, (actress.). McDormand, Frances, (actress.). Bean, Sean, (actor.). Peterson, Elle, (actress.). Curtis, Thomas, (actor.). Santaolalla, Gustavo, (composer.). Menges, Chris, 1940- (director of photography.). Coulson, David, 1955- (film editor.). Bingham, Clara. Class action : the landmark case that changed sexual harassment law, (creator.). Leedy, Laura, (creator.). Industry Entertainment, (production company.). Participant Productions, (production company.). Nick Wechsler Productions, (production company.). Schematic Productions, (film distributor.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Charlize Theron, Elle Peterson, Thomas Curtis, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Renner, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek. (Cast).

Summary: Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear that things will only get worse. A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the U.S., Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won a landmark 1984 lawsuit.

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  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 126 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Edition: Widescreen edition.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Participant Productions, 2005.
  • Producer: Los Angeles, California : Participant Productions, 2005.
  • Distributor: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book "Class action: the story of Lois Jensen and the landmark case that changed sexual harassment law" by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Deleted scenes; documentaries.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Gustavo Santaolalla.
Participant or Performer Note: Charlize Theron, Elle Peterson, Thomas Curtis, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Renner, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English or French, with English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Women iron and steel workers -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Sexual harassment of women -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Steel-works -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films
DVDs
Video recordings

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Burns Lake Public Library DVD NOR 3644 (Text) 35198000694241 DVD Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library DVD Nort 3507 (Text) 33294002112555 DVDs Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch NOR (Text) 33923005643485 Digital Video Disc Volume hold Available -
Interlakes Branch NOR (Text) 33923003428343 Digital Video Disc Volume hold Available -

Summary: Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear that things will only get worse. A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the U.S., Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won a landmark 1984 lawsuit.
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