The Help (The Help)
Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Tate Taylor / Feature Narrative / United States of America / 2011 / 146 min / Colour / 35 mm / In English / Arabic subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
1960s Mississippi. Southern society girl, Skeeter, returns from college determined to become a writer and turns her friend's lives upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges as everyone in town becomes unwittingly – and unwillingly - caught up in the changing times.
About the Director
Tate Taylor was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi. His directorial debut was the critically acclaimed short film “Chicken Party” (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in. He wrote and directed the dark comedy “Pretty Ugly People”, his first feature. He is also an accomplished actor most recently seen in 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, “Winter’s Bone”.
Credits
- Director
- Tate Taylor
- Screenwriter
- Tate Taylor
- Producer
- Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
- Editor
- Hughes Winborne
- Music
- Thomas Newman
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Sales Company
- Dreamworks
- Distributor
- Italia Film
- Cast
- Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Mary Steenburgen
Contacts
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Press Contact
Elie Ghamica
- Company:
- Italia Film International
- Phone:
- +961 148 538 0
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Print Source
Randa Fakhry
- Company:
- Italia Film
- Phone:
- +961 148 538 0
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Sales Contact
Hyam Saliby
- Company:
- Italia Film International Sal
- Phone:
- +961 148 5380