Fences
Denzel Washington / CA, US, 2016 / 139 min.
Denzel Washington directed (and played in) his third film, a moving drama about a down-on-its-luck, working class Afro-American family in the 1950s. Troy Maxson is the bitter father who has never got over the fact that his nascent baseball career was ruined by racism.
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in this kitchen-sink drama set in a black neighbourhood in the 1950s. Troy Maxson works for a cleaning company in Pittsburgh, but once dreamt of a professional baseball career. However, Troy was too old by the time the major leagues finally admitted black players.
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Director
Denzel Washington
Production year
2016
Country
CA, US
Original title
Fences
Length
139 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
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