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Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced, and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name. In addition to Washington, the film also stars Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney.
- $64.4 million
- Fences, by August Wilson
- $24 million
- Marcelo Zarvos
Dec 25, 2016 · Denzel Washington directs and stars as Troy Maxson, a working-class African-American father who struggles with his past and present in 1950s Pittsburgh. The film is adapted from August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and features Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Jovan Adepo in the cast.
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Dec 23, 2016 · A powerful adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences is a drama of African-American life in the 1950s, directed by Denzel Washington and starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The film explores themes of legacy, masculinity, and the American Dream through the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector and former baseball player who struggles with his son's ambitions and his own demons.
Synopsis. The film takes places in Pittsburgh in 1956. Troy (Denzel Washington) and Bono (Stephen Henderson) work as trash collectors in Pittsburgh. Troy complains that they never hire colored men for the driving; they always have to do the lifting. Bono asks about a girl that he's seen Troy eyeing at the bar they frequent.
Denzel Washington directs and stars as Troy Maxson, a bitter sanitation worker who struggles with his past and his family in 1950s Pittsburgh. The film adapts Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play with a stellar cast, including Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, and Stephen Henderson.
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Fences. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a passionate look at former baseball player Troy Maxson as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. 8,158 IMDb 7.2 2 h 13 min 2016. X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13. Drama · Compelling · Downbeat · Touching.
Sep 7, 2023 · Fences is a 2016 film adaptation of August Wilson's play about a father and his son in 1950s Pittsburgh. The ending reveals that Troy, the father, dies of a heart attack and Cory, the son, refuses to attend his funeral. The film explores the themes of racism, masculinity, and family through the characters and their interactions.
