Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.
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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Earnest, contemplative, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonTroy Maxson
- Viola DavisRose Maxson
- Stephen McKinley HendersonJim Bono
- Jovan AdepoCory Maxson
- Russell HornsbyLyons Maxson
- Mykelti WilliamsonGabriel Maxson
- Saniyya SidneyRaynell Maxson
- Lesley BooneEvangelist Preacher
- Christopher MeleDeputy Commissioner
- Jason SilvisGarbage Truck Driver
Crew
- Denzel WashingtonDirector
- August WilsonScreenplay
- Charlotte Bruus ChristensenDirector of Photography
- Marcelo ZarvosOriginal Music Composer
- Hughes WinborneEditor
- Todd BlackProducer
- Denzel WashingtonProducer
- Scott RudinProducer
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