The Fence

The Fence (2026)

Le Cri des gardes

Horn is welcoming his partner Léone into the hut he shares with Cal, when a man called Alboury appears. He stays there until they return the body of his brother, who was killed on the site.

Date of release
2026-04-08
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Claire Denis

Casting

Interesting facts

The Fence is a 2025 English-language French drama film directed by Claire Denis, co-written with Suzanne Lindon and Andrew Litvack, it is based on Bernard-Marie Koltès's play Black Battles with Dogs. It follows Alboury, as he tries to uncover the truth about his brother's death at a mining site owned by Horn.

Production

In June 2023, Denis announced she had just finished the screenplay for her next project and would be returning to Cameroon later that same month to scout for locations. In March 2024, she revealed the film would be titled The Fence. It is Denis third film set in West Africa, following Chocolat (1988) and White Material (2009).

The film is adapted from Bernard-Marie Koltès's play Black Battles with Dogs and was written by Claire Denis, Suzanne Lindon and Andrew Litvack. Denis is also director. It is produced by Vixens, Curiosa Films, Saint Laurent Productions and Arte France Cinéma.

The cast is led by Mia McKenna-Bruce, Matt Dillon, and Isaach de Bankolé, with McKenna-Bruce replacing Riley Keough in January 2025. That month, Tom Blyth joined the cast.

In September 2024, it was announced that shooting for the film, renamed The Cry of the Guards (Le Cri des gardes), would take place between January and February 2025 in Senegal. In January 2025, Variety reported that Blyth was in Senegal for filming on the project. In February 2025, Deadline Hollywood reported that filming was underway, with the film reverting back to the title The Fence.

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