In the tradition of films like
Dead Man Walking and
The Shawskank Redemption comes this hard-hitting drama of prison guard Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton from
The Man Who Wasn’t There and
A Simple Plan) and the life-changing relationship he has with the wife of a man he executed. Australia’s Heath Ledger (from
A Knight’s Tale and
The Patriot) plays the role of Hank’s son who is desperate to escape his family infested with the bigoted hatred of Hank’s father played by Peter Boyle (from TV’s
Everybody Loves Raymond and
While You Were Sleeping). Graphic, explicit and uncompromising, MONSTER’S BALL was nominated for 2 Academy Awards®* and won for Best Actress in a Leading Role – Halle Berry (from
Swordfish and
X-Men).
Special Features:
- Interactive Menu
- Scene Access
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio commentary by stars Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton and director Marc Forster
- "Anatomy of a scene" - a behind-the-scenes feature on the making of the movie
- "Interviews with the cast and crew" – a 15 minute feature including interviews with stars Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton and Peter Boyle and director Marc Forster
- "Behind the music" – a feature on the inspiration behind the soundtrack of the movie
- 2 original movie trailers
- Picture disc