6^th INTERNATIONAL THRILLER FILM FESTIVAL

the fence

Claire DENIS

A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn, the construction site manager, and Cal, a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone, Horn’s recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man 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

Claire Denis

Born in Paris, Claire Denis spent her childhood in Africa. A graduate of IDHEC, she made her debut feature in 1988, Chocolat, a semi-autobiographical story set in 1950s colonial Africa, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, Both Sides of the Blade won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale, while Stars at Noon received the Grand Prix at Cannes.