Marc Forster Director Halle Berry Leticia Musgrove Actor Billy Bob Thornton Hank Grotowski Actor Heath Ledger Sonny Grotowski Actor Peter Boyle Buck Grotowski Actor Diddy Lawrence Musgrove Actor Yasiin Bey Ryrus Cooper Actor Will Rokos Warden Velesco Actor, Writer Milo Addica Tommy Roulaine Actor, Writer Coronji Calhoun Tyrell Musgrove Actor Charles Cowan Jr. Willie Cooper Actor Taylor LaGrange Darryl Cooper Actor Lee Daniels Producer Michael Paseornek Executive Producer Michael Burns Executive Producer Mark Urman Executive Producer Eric Kopeloff Co-Producer Roberto Schaefer Cinematographer Matt Chesse Film Editing Monroe Kelly Production Design Leonard R. Spears Art Director Frank L. Fleming Costume Design Kerry Barden Casting Mark Bennett Casting Suzanne Crowley Casting Billy Hopkins Casting