Monster's Ball is tough, uncompromising and difficult to process. Don't be afraid. Marc Foster's movie ferments into an elixir for what ails us in race relations.

In yet another stunning performance that establishes him as one of the most courageous and competent actors of his generation, Billy Bob Thornton plays an arrogant U.S. prison guard forced to confront his redneck demons.
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Down in Georgia, when a prisoner is executed, the guards throw what is known as the monster's ball.

For them, it's the equivalent of Pontius Pilot washing his hands of any responsibility for Christ's crucifixion.
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