Nina Page #2

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'cause you're gonna

f***ing need it.

Sh*t.

This is for you?

Hi, Mr. Edwards, I'm Clifton,

Nina's assistant.

- Hi.

- Is Nina ready?

It's the playlist.

What?

It's too long for Nina.

She's acting up again?

The band isn't happy either.

If they're not happy...

She'll be fine.

No, she won't.

Listen, if she cannot perform

an hour half, it's on you.

She's been performing

for 20 years.

She can do 10 songs.

It's 14, it's 14 songs.

Clifton, is that your name?

Yeah.

Don't even pretend you have

the balls to stand up to me.

Or to her.

You take the playlist,

you put it on the piano,

you put her

in front of the piano,

you tell the band

to shut the f*** up.

What you don't understand

is she needs this gig.

Don't blow it for her.

Okay?

Nina!

- What are you doing?!

- Talk now, motherf***er!

My time here is over!

It's all f***ing done!

Singing to corpses!

What are you looking at?!

Talk now, motherfuckers!

You okay?

Thanks for taking your meds.

What happened, Nina?

Why are you here

and not in America?

Why do you keep your

money under your mattress

and not in a bank account?

Why are you playing

in front of 100 people

and not 20,000?

Too much loss.

I lost my family, my

people, my country,

my money, my dreams.

I lost it all.

Don't be afraid of me.

You've been

an ex-patriot since 1970.

Being an

outspoken black woman,

I feared for my life in America.

That was my feeling then,

but now I realize it's

only normal to want

acceptance for

one's own country,

for ones gifts that

god has given you.

And I'm tired of begging for it.

But you do get a lot of love

when you perform though,

I mean people,

of course they love you.

Yeah, I do, I get a lot of love.

But not enough.

Come on, wake up.

Wake up.

Let's go to nice.

You should see me in nice.

I'm a star in nice, come on.

Yes, yes, yes, let's go!

Come on, go!

This is my Clifton.

My dear friends,

let's make a toast.

To friends.

Cheers.

And to gatherings.

I only got water.

It's okay, you can toast

with whatever you want, baby.

You're with me.

Nina Simone.

Merci, Merci.

I'm shy.

All right.

Want me to take your shoes off?

Take it off.

Nina.

Baby, come on, stop

with the bullshit

and just f*** me

already, come on.

- Nina, stop.

- Come on.

Stop.

Go get me Stefan

from the bar downstairs.

Go, f*ggot.

Get me a real man.

There's this beautiful

black boy in the valley.

Ask him if he'd like to

have dinner with us tonight.

Whatever you say.

Cheers.

Where the hell have you been?

I've been calling you.

What, are you packed already?

I'm not going back with you.

I'm gonna go get the bellhop.

I'm going home to Chicago.

- You're not going to Chicago.

- Yes, I am.

We have a contract,

you don't break the contract.

Doesn't include

me being your pimp.

Pimp?

Think I need a pimp?

- Hmm?

- No.

I don't think you need a pimp.

Don't go, Clifton.

Take care.

Don't go.

Clifton!

Clifton.

Hello?

Nina,

it's doctor Cousier.

Uh huh.

I've called you

several times

over the last few months and...

You need to know.

The results of the

biopsy are serious.

We need to do

something about it.

We need to do it soon.

Okay.

You must

come in to see me, please.

Bye.

Are you still sleeping?

It's 11 o'clock.

What about that job interview?

Did you go on it?

Not yet.

Yeah?

Shut the front door.

This where Clifton grew up?

Well, it's where the Clifton

tried to grow up.

Clifton's a good boy.

He is.

I just can't believe

you are in our house.

You know, I have all your music.

I do.

Growing up,

Clifton must've heard

these records a million times.

Nina Simone at Carnegie hall

and Nina Simone...

Let me see that.

I haven't seen this

in a long time.

Silk and soul.

This one.

I never ever took this

one off my record player.

It's got the song "four women".

Mom.

Mom, stop.

Honey.

This has got the song on

it that kept us marching.

"Mississippi".

Made me believe that

we had a chance.

Until we didn't.

America

is shocked and saddened

by the brutal slaying tonight

of doctor Martin Luther King.

I ask every citizen

to reject the blind violence

that has struck doctor king

who lived by nonviolence.

Those motherfuckers.

Nina, what are you doing?

- I'mma kill them all.

- What are you doing?

What do you think I'm doing?

- The f*** you think I'm doing?!

- Nina, stop!

Stop, Nina!

Do what you do.

You do what you do.

You wanna have

dinner with me tonight?

- That sounds so nice.

- Mom.

Thank you.

Yeah, it

would be our pleasure,

and I know just the place.

I'm gonna sing a song for you.

All right, all right.

Clifton, go tell

them I want to sing.

Well, you're my manager.

I wanted to wait

until the entire family

was here to tell you.

Clifton is now my manager.

Sh*t, boy.

That's good, congratulations.

Why do you think

I came all this way?

You're now my manager.

Let's see if they recognize me.

Check that out, man.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it looks like we have

a legend in the house.

Nina Simone is here, and I think

she wants to do

something with us.

Nina Simone!

Nina Simone, people!

That gave me the chills!

That was really

something, miss Simone.

I love that song!

That was

really something, huh?

What you think?

Well, you played beautiful.

Is that what you think?

That you put a spell on me?

That's not enough.

He's already talking

like a manager.

A toast.

To Clifton Henderson,

the manager.

- To Clifton.

- To my son.

I'm happy he's got a job.

What's going on, Clifton?

What do you mean?

I mean what's going on?

Nothing's going on.

Nina Simone followed you

all the way here

from France, so come on baby,

you gonna tell me there

ain't nothing going on?

That's what I'm

telling you, nothing.

Well, from what

I see, she needs you.

Baby, no, no, no, please, I have

a headache all over my head.

Bring me some Nutella

and a spoon please.

What are you looking for?

Don't sneak up on me like that!

Where are my earrings?!

I have them.

You're lying!

You gave them to me

when we went through

the metal detector, remember?

Oh.

What am I supposed to manage?

What are you talking about?

Why am I back here, Nina?

I won't make it.

Yes you will.

You don't understand.

Then tell me.

It's so damn bright

in here, Clifton.

What is it with you and this

damn light all the time?!

I put the sheets up,

you take them down!

I don't like so much sunlight!

Nina.

I can make this happen,

but I need your help.

No.

I'll try.

Hello?

Hi, my name is

Clifton Henderson,

I represent Nina

Simone, I was calling...

F*** Nina Simone!

The last time she was here

is the last time

she will ever be here!

Tell that f***ing diva

she can suck my...

Hello?

Hi, this is Clifton Henderson,

I represent Nina Simone, i...

Clifton, I can't find

any cigarettes!

Mr. Edwards, thanks

for meeting me.

I appreciate it.

As you probably know,

I'm Nina's manager now.

I heard, congratulations.

You know how much money I made

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