Iphone 4s brightness problem?

I was adjusting my brightness and I noticed half way through the bar the screen was completly black and I showed my friend and he hit the lock button and now I can't operate my phone.
Any solutions?

You're friend is an idiot haha. But try holding down the top right button and the home button for as long as 20 seconds.

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