Fences
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- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Release Date
- December 25, 2016
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Mykelti Williamson , Stephen Henderson , Russell Hornsby , Denzel Washington , Christopher Mele , Saniyya Sidney , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo
- Writers
- August Wilson
- Runtime
- 139minutes
- Budget
- $24 million
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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