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Monster's Ball
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- Released
- 10/03/2003
- DVD Region
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2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
Also plays on multi-region DVD players
What region is right for me? - Film and TV Genre
- Drama, General
Description
Set in modern Mississippi, MONSTER'S BALL subtly examines the impact of personal loss and the transforming power of human connection. The movie begins in the state penitentiary's death row, where father-and-son prison guards Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) administer the execution of a black death-row inmate Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs), who leaves behind a wife, Leticia (Halle Berry), and son, Tyrell (Coronji Calhoun). When tragedy strikes both Hank's and Leticia's children, the two grieving parents are accidentally thrust together, where they begin to find comfort and eventually a form of redemption. Employing a languid pace and minimalist dialogue, MONSTER'S BALL moves slowly forward on the strength of the cast's performances (including a supporting turn from Peter Boyle as Hank's ailing racist father, Buck) and Marc Forster's understated direction. The complex characters are allowed to develop gradually over the course of the entire movie, making the film a richly satisfying character study.
Plot Synopsis
Hank Grotowski is a prison guard who lives at home with his son and racist father. Lawrence Musgrove has just been executed and Hank meets Leticia, a black woman, and they fall in love. He doesn't know that Leticia is Lawrence's widow...
Product Details
- Actors
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Heath Ledger
- Halle Berry
- Sean Combs
- Peter Boyle
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Audio Format
- DTS Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
- Doby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
- Award
- OSCAR - Best Actress In A Leading Role 2001
- OSCAR - Best Actress In A Leading Role 2001;Halle Berry
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #9967
- Language
- English
- Year of release
- 2001
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Anatomy Of A Scene
- Films Music
- Optional Commentaries
- Unseen footage
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
- 2.35 Wide Screen
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Run Time (minutes)
- 108
- Label / Studio
- LION GATE FILMS
- Colour System
- PAL
Additional Information
- Anatomyofascene.deletedscenes
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