4 Oscar Nominations including
Best Picture
2017 · Denzel Washington, Scott Rudin, Todd Black
Best Actor
2017 · Denzel Washington
Best Supporting Actress
2017 · Viola Davis
Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
2017 · August Wilson
Fences is the story of Troy Maxson, a mid-century Pittsburgh
sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old
when the major leagues began admitting black players. He tries to be a
good husband and father, but his lost dream of glory eats at him, and
causes him to make a decision that threatens to tear his family apart.