Gabe sometimes gets in trouble with the law for his erratic behavior, so Rose suggests to Troy that Gabe might be better off residing in a hospital. This places the family under financial strain. Gabriel has since moved out to live across the street at Miss Pearl's house, so Troy no longer gets rent money from Gabe. Troy's younger brother, Gabriel, sustained a head injury in World War II that left him mentally impaired, for which he received a $3,000 government payout that Troy subsequently uses as a down payment on a home for his family.
He claimed to have survived near-fatal pneumonia in his youth by defeating Death in a wrestling match, upon which Death vowed to return for a rematch.
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He then played in the professional Negro leagues but he never made it to Major League Baseball, which held a "color barrier" until 1947. While serving time for killing a man during a robbery, he met Bono and showed himself to be a talented baseball player. Troy left home at 14 after beating up his abusive father, and became a robber to sustain himself. Troy works as a garbage collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono, who he has known for decades. The film takes place in 1950s Pittsburgh at Troy Maxson's house that he lives in with his wife Rose and their son Cory. It also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for Washington and a Best Supporting Actress win for Davis. The film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016, and was nominated for numerous awards, including four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Washington), Best Supporting Actress (Davis) and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Davis winning for her performance. Critics found the film "extremely powerful and effective." It was a commercial success, grossing $64 million against a $24 million production budget. It received positive reviews and praise from critics towards Washington's performance and direction, Davis's performance, the screenplay, pacing, cinematography and emotional tone. Principal photography took place from April 25 to June 14, 2016, in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.įences was released in North America on December 16, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. In addition to Washington, the film also stars Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney. Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name.
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