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Released Apr 8, 2022 1h 40m Comedy TRAILER for List
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Filmed in the black-and-white, silent comedy style of Charlie Chaplin, but set in modern-day Los Angeles, WHAT? tells the story of a Deaf actor who is tired of the disrespect and discrimination he confronts in Hollywood. He decides -- through sign language, gestures, and whatever it takes -- to take matters into his own... hands.
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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times While this movie could use more comic snap, it’s quite sharp about the daily challenges a nonhearing actor faces in an industry built on winning people over with well-spoken bluster. Apr 8, 2022 Full Review Carlos Aguilar TheWrap As a vehicle to demystify or inform about the deaf experience, What? does offer insight, but although some of its components spark with cleverness, it lacks overall narrative sophistication as a work of storytelling art. Apr 7, 2022 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Maucere is incredibly expressive, with both suits the silent style and makes the point that much of the communication everyone uses day to day doesn’t require sound. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 21, 2022 Full Review Josh Bell Crooked Marquee The lighthearted humor is more effective than the heavy-handed lesson-learning that crops up in the final act, although both are well-intentioned. Rated: C+ Apr 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff H What? is a remarkable film. It is supremely entertaining, funny, and thoughtful. Mostly it is brilliant cinema. I make a point of calling this movie "cinema" because director Alek Lev has made a love letter to Hollywood's silent era while keeping it contemporary, fresh and entertaining. There is not one filmmaking element that the makers of "What?" did not use the fullest degree; cinematography, soundtrack, production design, and of course the brilliant acting. And there's one more thing. What? conveys a sober yet heartening message of inclusion for the deaf community, but it is so entertaining that it isn't a message movie. It's cinema at its best! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 1.2. I feel badly rating like this . They took a risk and were original, I just couldn’t . I am sorry Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/09/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmed in the black-and-white, silent comedy style of Charlie Chaplin, but set in modern-day Los Angeles, WHAT? tells the story of a Deaf actor who is tired of the disrespect and discrimination he confronts in Hollywood. He decides -- through sign language, gestures, and whatever it takes -- to take matters into his own... hands.
Director
Alek Lev
Producer
Cassandra Jones, Alek Lev, Paul Maucere
Screenwriter
Alek Lev
Distributor
Double Exposure Distribution
Production Co
The Maucere Brothers, Hyphenate Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 2022, Limited
Runtime
1h 40m
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