Monster's Ball

~A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.

Overview

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2001-12-26
Budget: $4000000
Revenue: $44900000
Runtime: 113 min

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