2011 | PG-13 | Drama Adaptation

Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes th... more

In Movie Theaters U.S.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in 2,500 theaters

On DVD

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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DIRECTOR

Tate Taylor

Screenwriter

Tate Taylor

Companies

Rating MPAA

PG-13 for thematic material

Storyline

Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes their stories about mistreatment, abuse and heartbreak, all just before the Civil Rights revolution.

Trivia & Production Notes

• Based on the best-selling novel "The Help", written by Kathryn Stockett.

Shooting Locations

• TBA: Mississippi, United States

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