Girl From the North Country

Set in Duluth, Minnesota, during the Great Depression of 1934, this drama follows Nick Laine as he tries to prevent his guesthouse from failing financially. While Nick manages the business, his wife Elizabeth deals with dementia and their adopted daughter, Marianne, keeps her pregnancy a secret. The guesthouse serves as a sanctuary for various travelers and drifters who are all facing their own personal struggles. This film is an adaptation of a Broadway production.

The movie was directed by Conor McPherson and Tim Van Someren. For McPherson, this project follows his 2003 film The Actors and precedes National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air in 2025. Van Someren directed this after Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague in 2017 and before Macbeth in 2025. McPherson also wrote the screenplay. The main cast includes Todd Almond, Colin Bates, Jeannette Bayardelle, Craig Bierko, Caitlin Houlahan, and Robert Joy. The film has a runtime of 134 minutes.