directed by: Tate Taylor, year: 2011
actors: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard

The Help, released in 2011, is a powerful drama centered around the lives of African American maids in 1960s Mississippi. The film follows Skeeter, a young white woman and aspiring journalist, who decides to document their untold stories of racism and hardship. As Skeeter builds an unlikely friendship with Aibileen and Minny, two maids with compelling narratives, the trio confronts societal norms and challenges the status quo, leading to transformative changes in their community.

Racism, Civil Rights, Courage, Empowerment, Friendship, Feminine, Inequality, Female Resilience