THE HELP (2011) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Tate Taylor

Written by - Tate Taylor (based on a novel by Kathryn Stockett)

Starring - Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer

"Set during the Civil Rights Movement, a young female writer focuses her attention to the black women who worked as servants to the wealthy people in her community of Jackson. The Help is a great heart warming and tear jerking story about solidarity among women and people who stand up and become role models for society. Admittedly, it plays very safe with familiar plots and archetypical characters, but the performances and the quiet dignity with which the film carries itself out help in making it seem very moving and easy to connect to."

Drama, USA/India/United Arab Emirates