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Ballast

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Ballast
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NR,1hr 36min
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Released:
October 1, 2008
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Alluvial Film Company
Synopsis: The static living arrangement between three lonely souls living in a rural Mississippi Delta township is suddenly shaken up due to a tragic suicide in this intimate family drama from first-time writer/director Lance Hammer. Single mother Marley was barely getting by when her 12-year-old son James fell into a dangerous cycle of drugs and violence. Desperate to escape her current surroundings and save her son from becoming another statistic, Marley seeks safe harbor at a home on the property of Lawrence ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
This is the most significant feature about poor black life since Charles Burnett's 1977 "Killer of Sheep." Full Review
Metascore
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84
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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A scene from "Ballast" (Sundance Film Festival)
A scene from "Ballast" (Sundance Film Festival)
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