Summaries

A woman fights a group trying to evict her whole neighborhood and give it to a corporation. In a close decision, the Supreme Court favors the evictions. The corporation never builds anything on the site of her demolished home.

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.—Courtney Balaker

Based on a true story - Starring Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Callum Rennie. 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.

Details

Keywords
  • nurse
  • corporation
  • community
  • advocacy
  • eminent domain
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Apr 19, 2018
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Brightlight Pictures Korchula Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $220948
Opening weekend US & Canada $68507
Gross worldwide $220948

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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