The Fence

Opens Friday, August 7, 2026

A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn (Matt Dillon), the construction site manager, and Cal (Tom Blyth), a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone (Mia McKenna-Bruce), Horn’s recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man (Isaach De Bankole) appears at the fence. His name is Alboury. Like a specter in the darkness, he demands the body of his brother who died earlier that day on the site. He will hound the two men all night long until they return it, as Leone watches the disaster play out before her.

• Country France
• Language English and Yoruba with English subtitles
• Year 2025
• Running Time 109 minutes
• Format DCP
• Director Claire Denis
• Cast Matt Dillon, Tom Blyth, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Isaach de Bankole
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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