2001 · 113 min · R

Monster's Ball

Name: Monster's Ball
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2001
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Sean Combs, Yasiin Bey

Directed by Marc Forster · Drama, Romance

Monster's Ball (2001) is a Drama film, directed by Marc Forster set in Georgia during the 2000s. It runs 113 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of grief & loss, prejudice & racism, and redemption run throughout.

Composer

Asche & Spencer

Cinematography

Roberto Schaefer

Cast

Billy Bob ThorntonHeath LedgerHalle BerrySean CombsYasiin BeyWill RokosMilo AddicaCoronji Calhoun

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Georgia

Setting

Rural Suburban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Themes

Grief & Loss Prejudice & Racism Redemption

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

1972
Deliverance
Georgia — 1970s
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1985
The Color Purple
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1926
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Georgia — 1800s
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2007
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Kabul · San Francisco · Peshawar — 1970s · 1980s · 2000s
Urbandir. Marc Forster
2013
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Monster's Ball

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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