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Synopsis

Jackson, Mississippi, 1962: aspiring writer Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone) returns home after college, where unexpected friendships with African-American maids Aibeleen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) result in a book that gives a previously unheard voice to a community’s suffering. –IMDb

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Dinar Amallia

24Mar13

★★★★

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fairyne

20Jan13

BIsa ngerasain "perasaan marah" Aibeleen yang diperlakukan tidak adil atas apa yg tidak bisa diubahnya sama sekali.

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João Biscaia

11Nov12

3 stars. 4 because Emma Stone looks like Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut.

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Metrox Jomuad

1Oct12

This movie made me cry. So yeah.

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