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'THE HELP'

Finally, the acclaimed film adaptation of the equally acclaimed novel has arrived in the United Kingdom, and the 100 Black Men of London is proud to promote and support this important piece of cinematic art.

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THE HELP has been one of the cinematic phenomena of 2011. It has taken over $160 million at the US box office, is the only film this year to have stayed at #1 for three consecutive weeks, and is polling as the second most popular film this summer (after Harry Potter) with American cinemagoers. The film is based on the 2008 bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett, which sold 3 million copies in the US (staying on the New York Times bestseller list for a staggering 103 weeks), and 700,000 copies in the UK, largely driven by reader word of mouth and book groups. The book was a UK Top Ten and Sunday Times Bestseller and has also become the first novel to sell 1 million e-books.

Set in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s, THE HELP chronicles the relationship between three different and extraordinary women who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk.

THE HELP is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change. The film is both inspirational and empowering, featuring relatable, funny, courageous characters who, by finding their unique voices, triumph and become the heroes of their own lives.

We were priviledged to be offered a private screening of this movie both here in the UK and during the annual 100 Black Men International Conference in San Francisco earlier in the year.

Go see this movie!