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Ballast

Ballast

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Ballast

2008

1h 36m

7.0(33 votes)

Drama

Overview

A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding conflict.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Micheal J. Smith Sr.

Lawrence

JimMyron Ross

James

Tarra Riggs

Tarra Riggs

Marlee

Johnny McPhail

Johnny McPhail

John

Ventress Bonner

Teen

Jimez Alexander

Jimez Alexander

Teen

Creative team

Directed by: Lance Hammer
Written by: Lance Hammer
Produced by: Lance Hammer
Nina Parikh

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