Movie
Monster's Ball
Overview
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-12-26
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lionsgate, Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Milo Addica as Tommy Roulaine
- Coronji Calhoun as Tyrell Musgrove
- Peter Boyle as Buck Grotowski
- Taylor Simpson as Lucille
- Gabrielle Witcher as Betty
- Amber Rules as Vera
Crew
- Marc Forster - Director
- Milo Addica - Writer
- Will Rokos - Writer
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