Milo Addica, Michael Burns, Lee Daniels, Eric Kopeloff, Eric Kopeloff, Michael Paseornek, Will Rokos, Mark Urman
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Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher, Heath Ledger, Amber Rules, Peter Boyle, Charles Cowan Jr, Taylor LaGrange, Mos...
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In Theaters:
8 February 2002 USA
Distribution:
Lions Gate Films, Entertainment Film Distributors, Imagem Filmes, Universum Film, Metropolitan Filmexport, Independent Films, Central Partnership, Hoyts Distribution
A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
Hank Grotowski, a widower, and his son, Sonny, are employed as correctional officers. They reside in Louisiana with Hank's ailing father, Buck, an unwavering racist whose wife had committed suicide. Buck has influenced Hank's hateful attitude towards others, which resulted in Hank's hatred of his father, his son, and members of the neighboring community.
As Hank and Sonny assist in the execution of convicted murderer Lawrence Musgrove, the proceedings prove too intense for Sonny, who begins to vomit as he is leading Lawrence to the electric chair. Hank humiliates Sonny for this perceived weakness and hits him.