Wildrose

Wildrose

Sometimes a woman has to listen to her own voice

1984 · 95 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama

June Lorich works at the Mesabi Mine on Minnesota's iron range. After an emotionally and physically abusive marriage, June is determined to make it on her own. But the worsening steel industry forces major cutbacks and June is bumped down to an all-male pit. She becomes the brunt of the other workers' hostilities and is forced to fight against them -- and the man she loves -- to save her job.

Directed by John Hanson · Written by John Hanson

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