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Mississippi

The Help (2011)

Civil rights-era period drama The Help was Mississippi's most significant film production since 2000's O Brother, Where Art Thou? "Honestly, my heart would be broken if it were set anywhere but Mississippi," wrote author Kathryn Stockett in an email to reporters regarding the adaptation.

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