The Help [DVD]

£4.99 (new & sealed)

Drama set against the backdrop of the 1960s American civil rights movement, based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. It is 1964 and racism is rife in Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter (Emma Stone), the strong-willed daughter of a well-to-do family, returns to the town from college to take up a role at the local newspaper.

However, working as a 'homemaker hints' columnist in the paper is by no means the extent of Skeeter's ambitions. Disturbed by the negative attitude of her friend Hilly Holbrook (Bryce Dallas Howard) towards her house staff, Skeeter decides to write a book chronicling the experiences of the maids who have spent much of their lives serving her and her contemporaries. Initially, the maids are reluctant and suspicious.

However, when the much-respected Aibileen (Viola Davis) comes forward to offer her story, the floodgates open and the women take the opportunity to make themselves heard. The cast also includes Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain and Allison Janney.

Label: Walt Disney Studios
Year: 2011
Runtime: 140
Rating: 12
Release Date: 12th March 2012
Resolution: 576i (PAL)
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English, French
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Disks: 1
Extras: Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Bonus Footage
Deleted Scenes
Bonus Tracks: 'The Living Proof' music video
Region: Region 2
Genres: Period, Melodrama, Drama
Directors: Tate Taylor
Actors: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Anna Camp, Eleanor Henry, Emma Henry, Chris Lowell, Cicely Tyson, Sissy Spacek, Mike Vogel
Barcode: 8717418337223
Catalogue No.: BUA0175201