Monster's Ball

Description

'Monster's Ball' is a film that centers around the lives of Hank Godowsky (Billy Bob Thornton), a Georgia prison guard who turns out to be a racist former cop that cares for his dying father; Buck (Peter Boyle) and has a less than close relationship with his son; Sonny (Heath Ledger). Both Hank and Sonny are on the execution detail at the prison and this is the first execution that Sonny will witness. Into the mix enters Leticia (Halle Berry) and her son Tyrell (Coronji Calhoun) who happen to be the wife and son of Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs), the man being executed.