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fences (2016)

fences
Fences
PG-13
Drama
Documentary

Release Date
December 16, 2016
Cast
Denzel Washington , Viola Davis , Mykelti Williamson , Russell Hornsby , Jovan Adepo , Saniyya Sidney
Runtime
138
Main Genre
Drama
Writers
August Wilson
Tagline
Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.

Summary

An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life.

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