9. "Ballast"

December 11, 2008

9. "Ballast"
(Credit: Lol Crawley/Ballast)

A work of fiction that looks and feels like a documentary, "Ballast" doesn't do anything quickly or loudly. Writer-director Lance Hammer's debut paces carefully, precisely, crushing you with a lost life in the Mississippi Delta, and the leaps of faith that keep people together, moving forward.

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