{"id":24122,"date":"2025-09-22T13:39:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=24122"},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:35:01","slug":"the-fence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE FENCE<\/h1>\n

(Le Cri des gardes)<\/h2>\n

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RENOIR THEATER<\/p>\n

Drama<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_content_box][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_custom_box corner_radius=”15″ bg_color=”#dbcce2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758582929184{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

MONDAY NOVEMBER 3<\/strong>
\n5:00 pm (Screening ends at 6;55 pm)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_custom_box][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-tickets.jpg” image_size=”full” link=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.eventive.org\/schedule\/68d7aa279053851460c1911d” target=”_blank” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_content_box heading=”PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH:”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758863941899{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Goodfellas<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_content_box][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ css=”” accent_color=”#ea1300″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758755662084{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]West Coast Premiere <\/span><\/strong>|\u00a0France |\u00a02026\u00a0|\u00a0Drama |\u00a0109\u00a0min\u00a0|\u00a0In English | <\/span>
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Claire Denis<\/span>
\n<\/span>Written by: <\/b>Claire Denis, Suzanne Lindon, Andrew Litvack<\/span>
\n<\/span>Based on the Book by:<\/b> Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s<\/span>
\n<\/span>Produced by: <\/b>Olivier Delbosc (Curiosa Films), Gary Farkas (Vixens Films), Anthony Vaccarello (Saint Laurent Productions), Souleymane K\u00e9b\u00e9 (Astou Films), Arte France Cin<\/span>\u00e9<\/span>ma
\n<\/span>Cinematography:\u00a0<\/b>\u00c9ric Gautier
\n<\/span>Original Score: <\/b>Tindersticks
\n<\/span>Film Editing:<\/b> Guy Lecorne, Sandie Bompar
\n<\/span>Cast:<\/b> Tom Blyth (Cal), Mia McKenna-Bruce (Leonie), Matt Dillon (Horn)<\/span>
\n<\/b>Isaach de Bankol\u00e9 (Alboury)<\/span>
\n<\/span>International Sales: <\/b>Goodfellas<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

An endless fence separates a sprawling West African construction site from the native landscape and population. Inside, Horn, the white boss, stands wielding his power. Outside, a Black man named Alboury appears, demanding the body of his brother, who died in an on-site accident… and refusing to budge until it is returned to him. The stand-off threatens to last all night long. <\/span>Claire Denis<\/b> once again brings her astute eye to both the mechanics of neocolonialism and latent human desire. Her frequent collaborator, actor <\/span>Isaach de Bankol\u00e9,<\/span> as Alboury, turns in yet another mesmerizing, truly transcendent performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director’s biography<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire Denis<\/b> is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of her generation. Born in Paris and raised in colonial West Africa, her work has often explored the political and human themes of colonialism and its aftermath through a very personal, often intensely sensual lens. After working as an assistant director for such groundbreaking filmmakers as Jacques Rivette, Costa-Gavras and Wim Wenders in the ’70s and ’80s, she burst onto the international scene in 1988 with her semi-autobiographical, critically-acclaimed first feature <\/span>Chocolat<\/span><\/i>, which debuted in Cannes and was nominated for a C\u00e9sar for Best First Film. Her subsequent films include <\/span>Nenette and Boni<\/span><\/i> (1996), which won the Golden Leopard in Locarno; <\/span>Beau Travail<\/span><\/i> (COLCOA 2000), which has been hailed as one of the greatest films of its time;<\/span> Trouble Every Day<\/span><\/i> (2001); <\/span>36 Shots of Rum<\/span><\/i> (2008), which won the Art Cinema Award in Hamburg; <\/span>White Material<\/span><\/i> (2009); <\/span>Let the Sunshine In<\/span><\/i> (2017), which won the Cannes Directors Fortnight SACD Prize; <\/span>Both Sides of the Blade<\/span><\/i> (2022), which garnered the Silver Bear for Best Director in Berlin; and <\/span>Stars at Noon<\/span><\/i> (2022), which nabbed the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Among her numerous accolades, she was honored with an Honorary Jean Vigo Award in 2021, and a Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Critics Association in 2022. <\/span>The Fence<\/i><\/b> premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/screenshot-2025-09-28-at-10.00.31.png” image_size=”full” link=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/win-a-trip-to-paris\/” target=”_blank” align=”center”][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/the-fence-copy.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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