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“Monster’s Ball” is a 2001 drama film directed by Marc Forster and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. The film tells the story of a racist prison guard, Hank Grotowski (played by Billy Bob Thornton), who begins a relationship with a African American woman named Leticia Musgrove (played by Halle Berry) whose husband, a death row inmate, Hank had executed. As their relationship develops, Hank must confront his racist past and the emotional pain it has caused him and his family, and Leticia must come to terms with the loss of her husband and the struggles of being a single mother. Together, they find a way to heal their wounds and find love in the darkest of places.
- “Monster’s Ball” was Halle Berry’s first film role to earn her an Academy Award, making her the first African American woman to win the award for Best Actress.
- The film was shot on a budget of $4 million and went on to gross over $31 million worldwide.
- Billy Bob Thornton was not the first choice for the role of Hank Grotowski. The role was originally offered to Sean Penn, but he turned it down.
- The film’s title refers to the slang term for the last meal served to death row inmates before their execution.
- The film was shot in various locations in Louisiana, including the Angola State Penitentiary, which is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.
- The film was well-received by critics and was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
