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Monster's ball

Daniels, Lee, 1959- (Added Author). Addica, Milo. (Added Author). Rokos, Will. (Added Author). Forster, Marc, 1969- (Added Author). Thornton, Billy Bob. (Added Author). Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008 (Added Author). Berry, Halle. (Added Author). Diddy, 1969- (Added Author). Mos Def (Rapper) (Added Author). Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006 (Added Author). Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) (Added Author). Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Will Rokos, Milo Addica, Peter Boyle. (Cast).

Hank Grotowski is an embittered prison guard. He works with his son, Sonny. They both live at home with his racist father, Buck. Death Row inmate, Lawrence Musgrove, has just been executed and a horrible tragedy has happened at home. Hank mets Leticia, a young black woman, struggling to make ends meet. If only he knew that she is Musgrove's widow. Hank and Leticia quickly fall in love to ease each other's pains.

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Prisons > Officials and employees > Drama.
Racism > Southern States > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Southern States > Drama.
Widows > Southern States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Southern States > Drama.
Prisioneros > Funcionarios y empleados > Teatro.
Racismo > Estados del sur (Estados Unidos) > Teatro.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2008]

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General Note:
Title from container.
"Longer version not seen in theatres."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: Audio commentary by director Marc Forster & writers Milo Addica & Will Rokos; music for the film; deleted scenes; cast and director interviews; behind the scenes with producer Lee Daniels; on the set; theatrical trailer.
GMD: blu-ray.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Roberto Schaeffer ; editor, Matt Chessé ; music, Asche and Spencer.
Participant or Performer Note: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Will Rokos, Milo Addica, Peter Boyle.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, language and violence.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray disc, widescreen; Dolby DTS-HD 5.1 Master audio, 1080p High Definition.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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