Denzel Washington And Viola Davis Are Going For All The Awards In The "Fences" Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for Fences, about a black patriarch trying to support his family during the racial turmoil of 1950s United States.

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Starring two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and two-time Academy Award nominee Viola Davis, Fences has all the ingredients for an entry into the Black Film Canon.

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There is the classic “I don't have to like you” speech...

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There is a church scene...

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And crying...

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Deep, raw ugly crying.

Come through with that snot, Viola!

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Besides being a passion project for Washington (he also directed and produced the film), Fences marks the first time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson has had one of his plays adapted for the big screen.

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Fences swoops into theaters Christmas Day, just in time to prevent another year of #OscarsSoWhite.

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