Genre: Drama / Romance
Length: 1h 47m 16s
Director: Marc Forster
Tagline: A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
Plot outline: Set in the Southern United States, 'Monster's Ball' is a tale of a racist white man, Hank (played by Billy Bob Thornton), who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia (Halle Berry). Ironically Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband (Sean Combs). Hank and Leticia's interracial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers. Summary written by Anna {annachan@amazon.com} Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) is a prison guard. He works with his son, Sonny (Heath Ledger), and lives at home with his racist father, Buck (Peter Boyle). Lawrence Musgrove (Sean 'Puffy' Combs) has just been executed and a horrible tragedy has happened at home. Now, Hank has just met Leticia (Halle Berry), a young black woman struggling to make ends meet and they quickly fall in love to ease each other's pains. If only he knew that Leticia is Musgrove's widow... Summary written by Will
Comment: "Monster's Ball" tells of a white man and a black woman in the rural South coming together through desperate human need; each suffering grief, guilt, remorse, and misery. A slow, plodding drama with rumbling racial undercurrents, the film tells a simple story, though not uneventful, with finely nuanced performances, especially by Berry who earned her keep and kudos. Recommended for mature audiences into serious drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
Country: USA
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Subtitels: No ()
DVDs: 1
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| Actors: | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton | as | Hank Grotowski |
| Halle Berry | as | Leticia Musgrove |
| Taylor Simpson | as | Lucille |
| Peter Boyle | as | Buck Grotowski |