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Compensation

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Black and white photo of a Black couple, woman gestures using sign language. Caption. M, A, L, A, I, K, A.

Dramatizes a sprawling tale of fated love between two African-American couples in turn-of-the-century and modern-day Chicago, each consisting of one deaf and one hearing partner. Also captures the spirit of the silent film era while exploring the conflicts that arise when society and its afflictions are imposed upon lovers existing at different points in time.

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