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Aibileen
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Aug 10, 2011 · A young writer interviews African American maids in 1960s Mississippi for a book project, revealing their struggles and stories. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film.
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- Tate Taylor
- 2011-08-10
The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 2011 drama film The Help, based on Kathryn Stockett's novel. See the full list of actors, directors, producers, writers, and more on TMDB.
A film critic's opinion on a drama about African-American maids and their white employers in the South during Jim Crow era. The review praises the performances of Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone, but criticizes the lack of edge and the whitewashing of the story.
Aug 10, 2011 · Overview. Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white ...
