Fences
Fences
“ Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in. ”
CINEMA2016-12-16
DIGITAL2017-03-16
RegionCA / US
Runtime139 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
DIRECTOR / Director
Denzel Washington
KEYWORDS
garbagemanwar veteranbaseballfatherbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipsracismpittsburghpennsylvanialife storyfather son relationshipsentimentalintenseempathetic
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Denzel Washington
From historical drama and social cinema to Oscar-winning performances, action heroes and classical roles, he built one of American cinema’s most commanding screen personas.
Denzel Washington is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From historical and political roles in Glory and Malcolm X to dangerous figures in Training Day, Man on Fire and American Gangster, and later performances in Fences and The Tragedy of Macbeth, he has moved between mainstream Hollywood, Black cinema, stage adaptations and action films while developing a screen persona defined by authority, intensity, moral conflict and individual will.
