Monster's Ball

[2001, Movie]

Monster's Ball: Review

Southern comfort: Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton

A powerful meditation on racism and family pathology, anchored by an Academy Award-winning performance from Halle Berry. Aging patriarch Buck Grotowski (Peter Boyle) has left his middle-aged son Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Hank's son Sonny (Heath Ledger) two legacies: loyalty to the Georgia Department of Corrections and racism. Sonny, who's recently joined Hank's death-row team, refuses to embrace his family's prejudices and bonds with a condemned black inmate (Sean "Puffy" Combs); Hank, meanwhile, finds himself drawn to the doomed man's wife (Berry). Read the complete review for Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball: Cast & Details

Year: 2001
Rated R

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Cast
Billy Bob Thornton: Hank Grotowski
Halle Berry: Leticia Musgrove
Peter Boyle: Buck Grotowski
Heath Ledger: Sonny Grotowski
Sean Combs: Lawrence Musgrove
Mos Def: Ryrus Cooper

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