Compensation

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Compensation

1999

1h 31m

Romance

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12 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

The lives of two hearing-impaired black women (Michelle A. Banks) parallel each another.

Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Davis’ visionary approach—which imagines deafness and Black life in infinitely gentle terms—spellbindingly brings us into a soulful world.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Compensation deftly uses intimate methods of character identification to encourage the viewer to imbibe the larger history lived through those figures.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.

Feb 21, 2025

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Davis shrewdly thought about a narrative from all angles to design an experience in which no one is left out, least of all those just wanting a good time at the movies or those who prefer their cinema more avant garde.

Feb 21, 2025

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Marya E. Gates

Moviefone

A beautiful film about the power of communication and human connection.

Feb 13, 2024

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: B-

Mar 2, 2013

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Audience Member

I saw this movie on cable and was completely blown away by the mixing of silent film and modern cinema techniques. The plot of the movie was superb but nothing matched the acting. I truly enjoyed this movie was would watch it again if I had the chance to.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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This films' pretty damn good. If you ever come across an opportunity to watch it, you won't be disappointed. Davis's work always delivers on concept and execution and Compensation is no different. Yay for filmmakers from Ohio!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Zeinabu Irene Davis

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John Earl Jelks

Arthur Jones

Michelle A. Banks

Malindy Brown

Christopher Smith

William Young

Nirvana Cobb

Tildy Evans

Kevin L. Davis

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Synopsis

The lives of two hearing-impaired black women (Michelle A. Banks) parallel each another.

Director: Zeinabu Irene Davis
Producer: Zeinabu Davis, Marc Chery
Screenwriter: Marc Arthur Chery
Production Co: Miramax
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m