Emma Stone is a curly cutie in this new still from her upcoming film, The Help.

Based on one of the most talked about books in years, The Help follows three very different, extraordinary women — Skeeter (Stone), Aibileen (Viola Davis) and Minnie (Octavia Spencer) — in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk.

From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

The Help hits theaters on August 12th.