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Monster's Ball
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6.8A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Hank Grotowski
- Heath Ledger as Sonny Grotowski
- Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove
- Sean Combs as Lawrence Musgrove
- Yasiin Bey as Ryrus Cooper
- Will Rokos as Warden Velesco
Themes
- new love
- ethnic stereotype
- waitress
- unsociability
- overweight child
- parent child relationship
- southern usa
- loss of loved one
- interracial relationship
- electric chair
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Marc Forster
- Written by
- Milo Addica, Will Rokos
- Produced by
- Lee Daniels
- Starring
- Billy Bob Thornton , Heath Ledger , Halle Berry , Sean Combs , Mos Def , Peter Boyle
- Cinematography
- Roberto Schaefer
- Edited by
- Matt Chesse
- Music by
- Asche and Spencer
- Production company
- Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Lions Gate Films
- Release dates
- November 11, 2001 ( 2001-11-11 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 26, 2001 ( 2001-12-26 ) (Los Angeles and New York City) February 8, 2002 ( 2002-02-08 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 111 minutes, 112 minutes (Unrated)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4 million
- Box office
- $45 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 578375
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- publication date
- 2001-00-00
- title
- Monster's Ball
- capital cost
- 4000000
- review score
- 69/100
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Monster's Ball is a 2001 American independent Southern Gothic romantic drama film directed by Marc Forster, produced by Lee Daniels and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos, who also appeared in the film. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, and Peter Boyle, with Sean Combs, Mos Def, and Coronji Calhoun in supporting roles.
Thornton portrays a corrections officer who begins a relationship with a woman (Berry), unaware that she is the widow of a man (Combs) he assisted in executing. Principal photography began in May 2001 in New Orleans, Louisiana and lasted for five weeks.