Upcoming new film release, The Help, based on one of the most talked about books in years

This year, October 28th will be not only my birthday but also the release date for The Help, which is based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon.

 You can see the trailer here :

 

IN CINEMAS 28 OCTOBER 2011

Genre: Drama

Certification: TBC

Running time: 137 mins

Cast: Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone

Director: Tate Taylor

Based on the novel by: Kathryn Stockett

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thehelpmovieuk

 

Full Synopsis

Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help stars Emma Stone (Easy A) as Skeeter, Academy Award®-nominated Viola Davis (Doubt) as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny - three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed - even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

 

Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humour and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.

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