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.
Fences is of 2 hour(s) and 19 minute(s). It is Produced By: Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, MACRO, Bron Studios, Escape Artists. It was released on 2016-12-16. It has the tagline: Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in. It has an average vote of 6.871 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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