Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed by Marc Forster and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton as a racist prison-guard, Halle Berry as a woman whose husband is on death row, and Heath Ledger as Thornton's son. Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton), a widower, and his son, Sonny (Heath Ledger), are corrections officers in t... More

Initial release date:

  • Nov 11, 2001

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 51 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • Monster's Ball,
  • Cambio de vida,
  • Monster's ball - L'ombra della vita,
  • Monsters Ball,
  • Monster's Ball - Depois do Ódio,
  • À l'ombre de la haine,
  • Kesisen yollar,
  • Chocolate,
  • Czekajac na wyrok,
  • Koletise ball,
  • El pasado nos condena,
  • Bal cudovista,
  • Le bal du monstre,
  • O horos ton teraton,
  • Szörnyek keringője,
  • A Última Ceia

Film

Directed by

Marc Forster

Marc Forster (Illertissen, November 30, 1969(1969-11-30)) is a German-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, and Quantum of Solace. Forster was born in Au (today Illertissen), in the Neu...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2001
  • Feb 18, 2003
  • Jun 11, 2002
  • Feb 8, 2002
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Runtime:

Runtime Film cut Note
  • 1 h 51 min
  • 1 h 52 min
  • Unrated
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 4,000,000

Soundtrack:

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Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Winners

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominees

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