Fences

Fences

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2016-12-16
Genre:Drama
Duration:139 min
Director:Denzel Washington
Actors:Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
Production:Paramount Pictures, MACRO, Bron Studios

Overview:

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.

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