The latest film from master filmmaker Clair Denis, THE FENCE, is getting a straight to streaming release in the US, arriving on AMC+ on August 21st, 2026. The film world premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
The Fence (French Title: Le Cri des gardes, aka ’The Cry of the Guards’) is directed by Claire Denis, written by Denis, Suzanne Lindon and Andrew Litvack, and is based on Bernard-Marie Koltès’s play Black Battles with Dogs. It stars Isaach De Bankolé, Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Tom Blyth.
In Claire Denis’s absorbing new film, set at a white-run construction site in West Africa, Albouny (Isaach de Bankolé, Task, Godfather of Harlem) demands the return of his brother’s body, killed in a mysterious work accident, but the site’s foreman (Matt Dillon, Crash, There’s Something About Mary) is clearly hiding the truth.
We’ve added the release date to our Streaming Calendar. Check out an early trailer for the film below.