Ballast
2008 · 1h 36m · Drama · United States of America
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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Lance Hammer6.3Smart score
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dying and deathgunlawyerloss of loved onesingle parentsuicide
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