From the fall of 2010 to the beginning of 2018, single mom Yvette took her son Gregory and became my tenant for more than 7 years. During this time, Gregory went from elementary school to high school graduation, and his height grew from 1.2 meters to 1.95 meters.
I am writing a memoir article, as a landlord, and also as a victim of frequent rent arrears. The months in which Yvette pays rent on time are far fewer than the months in which it is in arrears, with a ratio of approximately 1:5. According to the contract, as long as one is in arrears, I have the right to sue the court. As a result, she and her child will probably be expelled forcibly. However, we have been negotiating and never really went to court. Until the last time she moved, she kept tearing and told me that she had met an angel. She is still in arrears with a large sum of money.
Lack of direct testimony of forced evictions and sweeping out scenes, I thought of turning to movies for help. American movies are like a huge image database, with few major social issues missing. I searched for "movies about forced evictions" and "99 Homes" (99 Homes, 2014), produced in 2014, including several movie stars, immediately came into sight.
For me personally, American-style realism is actually closer to reality than French neo-realism because of my relatively rich practical life experience. As for the socialist realism that China advertises, it is not worth mentioning. The background of the movie "99 Homes" is set in Florida after the subprime mortgage crisis. The portrayal of eviction, that is, forced eviction and sweeping out of the house, is extremely detailed. The pain of losing their homes due to the unsuccessful encounters of ordinary Americans can only cause the audience to behave in the operation of capitalism. The unavoidable deep worries of the weak and the strong eating elements. In addition to the three main actors, several eviction scenes are dominated by real characters, including the police executing the injunction and the workers in charge of the relocation.
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