Little Pink House (2017)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Courtney Balaker

Writers:

Courtney Balaker, Courtney Balaker

Stars:

Jeanne Tripplehorn, Catherine Keener, Miranda Frigon

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Charlotte Wells
Catherine Keener	...	Susette Kelo
Miranda Frigon	...	Dana Berliner
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Tim Leblanc
Colin Cunningham	...	Billy Von Winkle
April Telek	...	Nurse
Aaron Douglas	...	Governor
Donna Benedicto	...	Lynette Vargas
Garry Chalk	...	Mayor Beachy
Rob LaBelle	...	Gallagher
Michael Kopsa	...	Howard Munson
Rukiya Bernard	...	Maggie
Preston Vanderslice	...	Tom
Giacomo Baessato	...	Scott Bullock
Barbara Tyson	...	Paulette Vecchiarelli

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | based on book | 

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Taglines:

They wanted her out. She wouldn't budge.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

While the cast list says that Sandra Day O'Connor is the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, she never held that position. However the movie is correct in showing her as the presiding justice at the oral argument where just seven justices were present. Chief Justice Rehnquist was absent due to illness. Associate justice Stevens was also absent due to a travel delay. However both those justices did participate in the final 5-4 decision.

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Goofs

While Susette's house number is correctly shown as 8, as in 8 East Street where the little pink house was located, there are numbers on other houses that are four digits. New London is only six square miles and has no streets with houses with four digit numbers, especially in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood which is made up of several short streets.

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Soundtracks

Going Home (for Thanksgiving)
Written and performed by James Houlahan
Courtesy of Gumbo Luvah Music

User Reviews

despotism right here in America

This is somewhat of a depressing film to watch, as we all know the ending, and it's not a happy one. The highest court in the land basically said it was fine for government to seize the private property of Party A and give it to Party B if the net result was more revenue for the government doing the seizing. Stalin, Mao, Mussollini and Hitler would have hailed the decision. The film itself is a bit understated and there are no top tier actors involved, but the story is told well and everyone acquits himself well here. It is worth noting that, in the final Supreme Court decision it was those nasty and mean-spirited right-wing conservatives - O'Connor, Rehnquist, Thomas and Scalia - who sided with Ms. Kelo, while all the liberal champions of the poor and downtrodden - Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kennedy and Stevens - said it was fine for the government to seize working people's private property.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Pink House

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$68,507, 22 April 2018

Gross USA:

$220,948

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$220,948

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brightlight Pictures, Korchula Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color