Cinematic background from Ballast 2008 - 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.

Ballast

2008

Drama

Directors:
Lance Hammer
Writers:
Lance Hammer
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Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man's face in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two people and a dog are standing in the woods; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – An older man with a gray beard talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young black man holding a phone to his ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man in a white lab coat with a stethoscope around his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing next to a car on a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man in a dark room looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting at a table with smoke coming out of his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two men sitting at a dinner table with wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is washing his hands in a bathroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a hooded sweatshirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is smoking a cigarette behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man wearing a hooded jacket looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man laying on the ground in the grass; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man walking in a field with a flock of birds flying in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman wearing a head scarf and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two men standing in front of refrigerators in a store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – An older man standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is looking to his left side; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman wearing a striped head scarf standing in front of a house; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing in front of a train on the tracks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is kissing a woman on the cheek; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a towel; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting at a wooden table with his hand on a piece of paper in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting in a car with his hand under his chin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man riding a motorcycle down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man in a field looking out at the sky; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing in front of a store window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting in front of a shelf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman with a head scarf is sitting in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman in a blue and white jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man riding a motorcycle in a field at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing in front of a store window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man looking at a flock of birds flying in the sky; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – An older man with a mustache looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man walking across a field in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man holding a bowl of food while sitting down; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting at a table with a plate of food; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man sitting at a table with his head resting on his arm; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting in front of a television; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man holding a cell phone in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman sitting at a table in front of a shelf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman looking out of a window at night; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A view of a dirt road from a car window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A wooden table topped with a knife and a blue object; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a towel; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man standing in a field looking to his left; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A picture of a man's face through a window; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man wearing a black jacket looking out at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting on a couch in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man and a boy sitting next to a fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A flooded field with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting on top of a bed next to a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man holding a gun in his right hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two men walking a dog through a wooded area; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man standing in a field wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is sitting in the back of a pick - up truck at a gas station; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two people are standing in a store looking at the goods on the counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two people sitting at a table looking at a computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – Two people sitting on a bed talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a headscarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person's face in a dimly - lit room; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman in a pink jacket standing in the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man wearing a red hat and a red jacket; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man holding a video tape recorder in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – An older black woman looking angry in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing in front of a shelf in a store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a towel; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is smoking a cigarette in front of a blue wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man riding a motorcycle down a road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man riding a motorcycle down a road at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young man talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man sitting on top of a couch in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is smoking a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man walking in front of a store counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person with her hand to her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting in a car looking out the window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man is walking down the street on a moped; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A woman laying on a bed with her head on a pillow; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man's face with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting on a bed in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person with his hand on his chin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A boy is playing a game on a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person looking down at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man standing in a field looking at the sun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man wearing a black jacket standing in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person with a mouth open; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young person looking to the side; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A person sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A young boy sitting on the floor of a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ballast” (2008), directed by Lance Hammer – A man in a hospital gown walks down a hallway with a nurse; Medium shot, Low angle