Fences stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson , based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name -LRB- Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death -RRB- .	Denzel Washington	Denzel Washington	August Wilson	August Wilson	Fences	Fences (play)	period	Period film	drama film	Drama (film and television)	Pulitzer Prize	Pulitzer Prize	play of the same name	Fences (play)
In addition to Washington , the film also stars Viola Davis , Stephen Henderson , Jovan Adepo , Russell Hornsby , Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney .	Viola Davis	Viola Davis	Stephen Henderson	Stephen Henderson (actor)	Jovan Adepo	Jovan Adepo	Russell Hornsby	Russell Hornsby	Mykelti Williamson	Mykelti Williamson	Saniyya Sidney	Saniyya Sidney
