Fences

Fences

Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.

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Release Date

12/16/2016

Runtime

139 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$64,400,000

Homepage

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A searing examination of a man trapped by circumstance and his own choices, watching him wrestle with love and resentment in the confines of his home. The film's power lies in how it refuses easy answers about his contradictions.

Mood

MelancholicTenseAngryWistful

Themes

FamilyRaceGriefIdentityPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticFormalist

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Racial violence

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