Little Pink House Page #5

Synopsis: A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on seizing the land and handing it over to Pfizer Corporation. Susette's battle goes all the way to the US Supreme Court and the controversial 5-4 decision in Kelo vs. City of New London gave government officials the power to bulldoze a neighborhood for the benefit of a multibillion-dollar corporation. The decision outraged Americans across the political spectrum, and that passion fueled reforms that helped curb eminent domain abuse.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Courtney Balaker
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.3
Year:
2017
98 min
130 Views


[SUSETTE]

It's so peaceful.

I feel happy here.

I feel like I'm home.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

[TIM]

I love you.

[LAUGHS]

That's... I mean...

- [TIM] What?

- No. Just...

- I'm surprised. That's all.

- [TIM] Okay.

I wasn't expecting...

I was just thinking

how nice it is how...

that we're friends, and I...

I love that, and...

I just want it to...

- kind of be this way.

- [TIM] Nothing stays the same,

you know?

I know.

Can't we...

you know, just be

the way we are?

This is wonderful.

I'd have to think about that.

- Okay.

- [TIM] Thanks for lunch.

[CAR APPROACHING]

This better be good.

The governor asked me

to pass along

three numbers to you.

- [HOWARD] Okay.

- Zero.

The number of sewage

treatment plants

Pfizer will have to bother with.

And?

Seventy-five million.

The amount of state funding

that the governor will commit

to ensure Pfizer's

successful expansion

into New London.

What's the third number?

That's entirely up to you.

I don't follow.

How many acres do you need?

- [HOWARD] All right.

- Welcome to New London,

Mr. Munson.

Damn, it stinks.

[PHONE TRILLING]

[TIM]

Hi, this is Tim.

I'm either not home

or I'm screening my calls

because I'm avoiding someone.

If I don't call you back,

it's you.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

- Hi.

- [TIM] Hi there.

How are you?

Good.

- Can I help?

- No.

- I'm good.

- No? Okay.

So, how have you been?

All right.

Well... I just...

you said you were

gonna think about it

and I haven't heard

from you, so...

I'm still thinking.

Okay. Yeah.

I just wanted to say I miss you.

I miss you too.

I do.

Well...

I'll see you.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

[SUSETTE]

Guess who's coming to town?

[TIM]

Iron Maiden.

Pfizer expansion

may bring more than 1,000 jobs.

Blah...

New London

Development Corporation

non-profit is redeveloping

I guess for Pfizer

in the historic

Fort Trumbull neighborhood.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Hi.

- Mrs. Kelo. How are you?

- [SUSETTE] Yes. Hello.

- It's Kelo. Thank you.

- Oh, Kelo. Sorry.

[SUSETTE]

Can I help you with something?

I'm Lynn Vargas.

I'm a realtor

working with the NLDC.

Do you have

a few moments to chat?

- Sure. Please come on in.

- Okay. Thank you.

Can I get you

something to drink?

No, I'm fine. Thanks.

Wow. It looks

really nice in here.

I take it you've done

quite the renovation

on this place.

[SUSETTE]

I have. I love it.

Thank you. Have a seat, please.

- [LYNN] Thank you.

- Sure.

- So...

- Hmm.

...the NLDC would like

to make you an offer

to buy your house.

Oh, but it's not for sale.

[LYNN] But we're offering

you 68,000 dollars.

That's significantly more

than what you paid for it.

I don't want to sell it.

Thank you.

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