Monster's Ball (2001)

Written by Milo Addica, Will Rokos

Directed by Marc Forster

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2001

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA/Canada

Filmed in Colour

Billy Bob Thornton plays a prison guard whose son (Heath Ledger), who works on the prison's death row, commits suicide. Thornton spirals into depression until one night he helps Halle Berry's injured son. When he dies, the couple are united by grief, but as their relationship develops, he learns he and his son were party to the execution of her husband. Berry rightly won an Oscar for her stunning performance in Marc Forster's gripping drama.

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Cast

	Billy Bob Thornton		Hank Grotowski
	Taylor Simpson		Lucille
	Gabrielle Witcher		Betty
	Heath Ledger		Sonny Grotowski
	Amber Rules		Vera
	Peter Boyle		Buck Grotowski
	Charles Cowan Jr.		Willie Cooper
	Taylor LaGrange		Darryl Cooper
	Mos Def		Ryrus Cooper
	Anthony Bean		Dappa Smith
	Francine Segal		Georgia Ann Paynes
	John McConnell		Harvey Shoonmaker
	Marcus Lyle Brown		Phil Huggins
	Leah Loftin		Booter