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Fences

Denzel Washington brings August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences, to the big screen. The film chronicles the life of Troy Maxson, a working-class African-American father struggling with a fatigued marriage to Rose, a strained relationship with his son and the crippling weight of past disappointments. Ultimately, Fences is a story about how our environment shapes us, and how we pass on our pain to future generations.

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY August Wilson, Denzel Washington

STARRING Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson,
Russell Hornsby

Winner of Academy Award for Best Actress.
Nominated for four Academy Awards.
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"What is most remarkable about this film is how thoroughly — how painfully, how honestly, how beautifully — it answers the question What about my life?"
– A.O. Scott (The New York Times)
STAY TRUE. STAY EXTRAORDINARY.
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