THE HELP

Year: 2011
USA: Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures SKG
UK: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone
Director: Tate Taylor
Country: USA
USA & UK: 137 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for thematic material
UK Certificate: 12A contains racism theme and one scene of crude behaviour
USA Release Date: 12 August 2011
UK Release Date: 26 October 2011

Synopsis

"Change begins with a whisper."

Based on the popular, bestselling book, THE HELP stars Emma Stone (EASY A) as Skeeter, Academy Award® - nominated Viola Davis (DOUBT) as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny - three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s. They form an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and ultimately puts them all at risk.

From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are meant to be crossed - even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humour and hope, THE HELP is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.