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6.8A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Released: 2001-12-26113 minDir: Marc ForsterDrama, RomanceBudget: $4.0MBox office: $44.9M
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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
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Article
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.