The Fence
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The Fence is a documentary film by Rory Kennedy that critically examines the impact and effectiveness of the U.S.–Mexico border fence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fence canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7872088 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fence Context triple: [Rory Kennedy, notableWork, The Fence]
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A.
Off the Fence
Off the Fence is a documentary production company known for creating high-quality nature and factual programming, including the Oscar-winning film "My Octopus Teacher."
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B.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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C.
The Corner That Held Them
The Corner That Held Them is a 1948 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner that portrays several centuries in the life of a medieval English convent through a series of episodic, quietly ironic vignettes.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
La barraca
La barraca is a naturalist novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that portrays the harsh rural life and social conflicts of Valencian peasants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fence Target entity description: The Fence is a documentary film by Rory Kennedy that critically examines the impact and effectiveness of the U.S.–Mexico border fence.
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A.
Off the Fence
Off the Fence is a documentary production company known for creating high-quality nature and factual programming, including the Oscar-winning film "My Octopus Teacher."
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B.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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C.
The Corner That Held Them
The Corner That Held Them is a 1948 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner that portrays several centuries in the life of a medieval English convent through a series of episodic, quietly ironic vignettes.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
La barraca
La barraca is a naturalist novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that portrays the harsh rural life and social conflicts of Valencian peasants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
U.S. border fence policy
ⓘ
cost of the U.S.–Mexico border fence ⓘ efficacy of physical border barriers ⓘ |
| depicts | U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ |
| director |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
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| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| examines |
effectiveness of the U.S.–Mexico border fence
ⓘ
impact of the U.S.–Mexico border fence ⓘ |
| features |
interviews with U.S. officials
ⓘ
interviews with border residents ⓘ interviews with migrants ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
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| genre |
political documentary
ⓘ
social issue documentary ⓘ |
| hasCreator |
Rory Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
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| hasTitle | The Fence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S.–Mexico border security
ⓘ
United States–Mexico border fence ⓘ immigration policy of the United States ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| partOf |
HBO documentary films
ⓘ
linked to:
HBO Documentary Films catalog
|
| portrays |
economic consequences of border fence
ⓘ
environmental consequences of border fence ⓘ human consequences of border enforcement ⓘ |
| producer |
Muddled Truth Productions
ⓘ
Rory Kennedy ⓘ
linked to:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
|
| releaseFormat | television film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fence Description of subject: The Fence is a documentary film by Rory Kennedy that critically examines the impact and effectiveness of the U.S.–Mexico border fence.
Referenced by (4)
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