Film
Ballast
2008 · 1h 36m · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92%
- Metacritic
- 84
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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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Cast
Micheal J. Smith Sr.
Lawrence
JimMyron Ross
James
Tarra Riggs
Marlee
Johnny McPhail
John
Ventress Bonner
Teen
Jimez Alexander
Teen
Crew
- Lance HammerWriter · Director · Editor · Producer
- Nina ParikhProducer
- Andrew AdamsonExecutive Producer
- Mark JohnsonExecutive Producer
- Aimee ShiehExecutive Producer
- John J. HammerExecutive Producer
- Lol CrawleyDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 1, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $700,000
- Revenue
- $81,864
- Genres
- Drama
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