Compensation

Collections: Criterion
Studio: Wimmin with a Mission Productions
Year: 1999
Critics Rating: 93%
Duration: 1 h 33 m
Updated: 2026 Aug 09
Genres: Drama History Romance

Movie ID: 227014
Server: Main Plex Server

Compensation

Synopsis

The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.
Cast
Michelle A. Banks
Michelle A. Banks Malindy/Malaika Brown
John Earl Jelks
John Earl Jelks Arthur/Nico Jones
Nirvana Cobb
Nirvana Cobb Tildy Evans
Kevin L. Davis
Kevin L. Davis Tyrone
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith Bill Young
K. Lynne Stephens
K. Lynne Stephens Aminata Brown
Lisë M. Tillman-Wilson
Lisë M. Tillman-Wilson Malvina
L.C. Satterfield
L.C. Satterfield Minister Greeting Immigrants
Crystal Barnes
Crystal Barnes Auntie Nidia
Angela Roberts
Angela Roberts Malaika's Mom
Jennifer Evans
Jennifer Evans Jazz Club Emcee
Lisa Brock
Lisa Brock Period Movie Player
Crew
Zeinabu irene Davis
Zeinabu irene Davis Director, Producer
Marc Arthur Chéry
Marc Arthur Chéry Screenplay, Producer

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