Helen is a 2008 English-language Drama film written by Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy and Ben Slater. The movie is directed by Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy and Sandra Nettelbeck and produced by Christine Haebler and Judy Tossell. Helen is a teenage girl who, when asked by the police to play the stand-in for a reconstruction, realizes it gives her a chance to confront her own troubled past. Helen stars Ashley Judd in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Goran Vi Nji, Lauren Lee Smith, Annie Townsend, Sandie Malia, Dennis Jobling and Sonia Saville. The screenplay is written by Sandra Nettelbeck. The music was composed by James Edward Barker along with Tim Despic. Cinematography was done by Michael Bertl and editing by Barry Egan. The movie has a running time of 120 minutes. It was released on 1st May 2009. Helen was made on a budget of $8 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by E1 Entertainment Distribution.