The Help

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W. F. Howes Limited, Jan 10, 2013 - Fiction
"An inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project - one that breaks society's rules and puts them all at risk." -- Container. | Performed by Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. | Casting by Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee; Music by Thomas Newman; Costume designer Sharen Davis; Editor Hughes Winborne; Production designer Mark Ricker; Director of photography Stephen Goldblatt; Executive producers Mark Radcliffe, Tate Taylor, L. Dean Jones Jr., Nate Berkus, Jennifer Blum, John Norris, Jeff Skoll, Mohamed Mubarak Al-Mazrouei; Produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan; based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; Written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor. | Special features: Deleted scenes with introduction by Tate Taylor; "The living proof" music video. | In English and French; Feature subtitles English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, English captions for the deaf and hearing impaired; English audio description. | Region 4; PAL. | Rated M: suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note: adult themes.

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About the author (2013)

Kathryn Stockett was born in 1969 in Mississippi. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing. She soon got a job in magazine marketing and publishing in New York City. She became famous in 2009 with her debut novel, The Help. Her book tells the story of African-American Maids working in white households in Jackson Mississippi during the 1960's. It sold over ten million copies and spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.

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