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The Help becomes most viewed movie on Netflix during protests
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Netflix subscribers slam hit film The Help for its 'white savior' narrative and demand for it to be REMOVED - as it tops the US most-watched list amid Black Lives Matter protests
The 2011 film, which was adapted from a novel written by author Kathryn Stockett, imagines the relationship between black maids, cooks and nannies during the 1960s, and the white people who they served.
It has become the most-watched movie on Netflix in recent weeks, coinciding with ongoing protests across the US in the wake of the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of white cop Derek Chauvin and three other officers who looked on.
Social media users have blasted the film on Twitter, and urged the streaming service to remove it, arguing that there are better films available that address racism throughout history.
Netflix subscribers claim hit film The Help has a 'white saviour' narrative | Daily Mail Online
- 2011 historical drama The Help is currently the most viewed movie on Netflix US
- Set in the 1960s, it depicts black maids, cooks and nannies serving racists
- Netflix subscribers have taken to Twitter urging for the film to be removed
- The movie stars Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone
- Spencer won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie
The 2011 film, which was adapted from a novel written by author Kathryn Stockett, imagines the relationship between black maids, cooks and nannies during the 1960s, and the white people who they served.
It has become the most-watched movie on Netflix in recent weeks, coinciding with ongoing protests across the US in the wake of the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of white cop Derek Chauvin and three other officers who looked on.
Social media users have blasted the film on Twitter, and urged the streaming service to remove it, arguing that there are better films available that address racism throughout history.
Netflix subscribers claim hit film The Help has a 'white saviour' narrative | Daily Mail Online
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