This Oscar season is filled with Hollywood romances – some grand and bombastic, like La La Land’s, or quiet and suppressed, like Moonlight.
Directed by Denzel Washington, the film sees both the actor and co-star Davis reprise their roles from a 2010 revival production of the play, which won them both Tony Awards, to stunning effect.
In turn, he becomes at risk of losing the trust of both his sons due to his own fears of failure.
Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences sees Troy work as a waste collector in 1950s Pittsburgh, though he is filled with resentment due to the belief he was blocked from playing Major League Baseball due to the colour of his skin.