Fences [Blu-ray] / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington.
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney. Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: Expanding the audience: from stage to screen; The company of fences; Building Fences: Denzel Washington; Playing the part: Rose Maxson; August Wilson's Hill District.
Summary:
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson -- bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues -- is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
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