The Help (movie)

The Help is a 2011 American drama movie based on Kathryn Stockett's novel and directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain.

 Plot 
The young Skeeter (Emma Stone) returns to her hometown. She has finished her study at the University of Mississippi and now she wants to be a novelist. She begins to interview African-American women who are housemaids working for white people. She writes a book about the lives of the housemaids. First of all, the housemaids are against an interview. However, after an incident, many housemaids tell about their lives. Each shift begins with a whisper, but the voices get louder and many people have many things to tell.

 Awards 

The Help won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Octavia Spencer in the category best actress in a supporting role. Viola Davis was nominated for an Oscar in the category best actress in a leading role.

Category:2011 movies
Category:American drama movies
Category:United Arab Emirates movies
Category:Movies about racism
Category:Movies based on books
Category:Movies set in Mississippi
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:2010s feminist movies
Category:Movies directed by Tate Taylor
Category:DreamWorks Pictures movies