The
movie
tells
the
story
of
Josie
Aimes.
She
moves
out
from
living
with
her
lover
who
abuses
her.
She
goes
back
home
where
she
gets
flak
for
cheating
on
the
man
to
deserve
it.
To
make
a
living
Josie
Aimes
(played
by
Charlize
Theron)
gets
recruitment
at
a
hair
salon.
Considering
the
fact
that
a
job
as
a
miner
will
pay
her
more,
she
applies
for
one.
Both
her
boss
and
her
father
disagree
with
her
getting
the
job
saying
that
it
is
a
man's
job.
(The
reason
behind
it
is
that
it
a
man's
job
and
that
he
will
be
deprived
of
it
one
if
a
woman
takes
it-a
man
supports
a
family
and
he
needs
a
job
to
support
one).
She
could
found
herself
in
no
position
unlike
that
man
of
the
man
were
talking
about.
Being
unoppressed
as
a
woman
and
beautiful
at
the
same
time
brings
about
a
lot
of
reason
for
abuse.
This
particular
characteristic
of
the
movie
makes
Charlize
Theron
a
meant-to-be
for
this
kind
of
a
role.
She
has
a
name
for
doing
what
one
might
call
"intelligent'n
beautiful"/enchanting
but
yet
thought
provoking
roles
wherein
a
powerful
message
is
put
across
through
the
role,
which
is
played
by
a
beauty
like
her-where
the
physical
attraction
quotient
is
on
the
level
with
the
intelligibility
of
the
movie.
Josie's
character
in
the
movie
is
sourced
from
that
of
Lois
Jenson
in
real
life
who
filed
the
first
ever
class
action
lawsuit
for
sexual
harassment-the
first
ever
to
be
filed
in
the
history
of
the
nation.
Josie
eventually
files
suit
with
which
she
is
helped
by
a
litigator
played
Woody
Harrelson.
He
agrees
to
help
her
with
the
lawsuit
because
it
is
law
"ground" that
has
not
been
walked
on
before.
The
movie
is
not
like
the
average
movie
about
womens
rights.
The
glamour
here
is
that
of
noble
quality,
that
of
individuality
and
self-respect
of
a
woman
in
a
very
very
mans
world
(considering
that
it
is
set
in
the
1970's).
One
thing
the
movie
makes
very
clear
is
that
despite
the
rants
of
feminine
freedom'n
liberation
especially
in
terms
of
the
hold
that
society
has
over
them
and
the
restrictions
that
society
have
placed
on
them,
there
are
some
who
can
afford
to
stand
up
for
their
due
rights
and
there
are
also
some
for
whom
survival
is
more
important
any
kind
of
freedom.
They
cannot
afford
to
rebel
because
their
survival
is
more
important
and
they
are
unable
to
do
both
at
the
same
time.
It
speaks
the
loudest
of
the
sexual
harassment
that
is
now
quite
prevalent.
Despite
a
law
being
passed
against
it,
it
continues
to
be
rampant.
It
is
in
the
minds
of
people
that
a
law
is
to
be
set.
The
movie
shows
that
a
rule
enforced
by
the
government
doesn't
necessarily
change
the
society
and
its
mindset.
The
cast
of
the
movie
includes
Richard
Jenkins
and
Sissy
Spacek
who
play
Hank
and
Alice
Aimes,
Jodie's
Parents.
Elle
Peterson,
Thomas
Curtis,
Jeremy
Runner,
Frances
McDormand,
Sean
Bean
and
James
Cada
form
the
rest
of
the
cast
of
the
movie.