Ballast
Oct 01, 2008 | IMDB 7.1
96 min Watch NowDrama
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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