December 16th "Monster's Ball" (US, 2001)

Unfortunately we were not able to screen "A Prophet", instead we screened "Monster's Ball" from United States.

After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard reexamines his attitudes while falling in love with the African American wife of the last prisoner he executed.

Director: 

Marc Forster

Writers: 

Milo Addica, Will Rokos

Stars:

 Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry and Taylor Simpson

for more see imdb.

We had a very fruitful discussion after the movie. The topics we have discussed are as follow:

• examples of humanity and brutality in the movie
• story of a man with a long life struggle and ignorance who finally achieved success
• three different generations in a single family and their attitudes towards black people
• death penalty and its impact on the society through the characters of the film

further question you can ask and discuss

• What significance does the line from the film 'it truly takes a human being to really see a human being' hold for the film in general?
•  Discuss the central themes (racial segregation, family relationships, self reflection and deep loss)

Thanks to Jen for suggesting this movie and providing us with these good questions.