The Help (2011)
Change begins with a whisper.
Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
Directed by Tate Taylor
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 woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around 'the help'; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
Runtime: 146 min.
Rating: 8.2
 
Languages: English
Countries: India,United Arab Emirates,United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: mississippi river,based on novel or book,exploitation,racial segregation,racism,writer,maid,moral courage,ressentiment,southern belle,racial issues,1960s,newspaper columnist
Cast
Eugenia 'Skeeter' Phelan
Aibileen Clark
Minny Jackson
Hilly Holbrook
Celia Foote
Johnny Foote
Charlotte Phelan
Missus Walters
Stuart Whitworth
Elizabeth Leefolt
Jolene French
Constantine Jefferson
Yule Mae Davis
Preacher Green
Gracie Higginbotham
Rachel
Robert Phelan
Carlton Phelan
William Holbrook
Raleigh Leefolt
Pascagoula
Gretchen
Mr. Blackly
Elain Stein
Rebecca
Cora
Mary Beth Caldwell
Bus Driver
Henry The Waiter
Donna The Receptionist
Bridge Club
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bus Rider (uncredited)
Bellhop (uncredited)