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      • The title character in “Child of God” is Lester Ballard — played by a ferocious Scott Haze with mad eyes and what sounds like a mouthful of marbles — a pariah in rural 1960s Tennessee who descends into madness and murder.
      www.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/movies/an-on-screen-adaptation-of-cormac-mccarthys-child-of-god.html
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  2. Aug 2, 2014 · Scott Haze doesnt just play Lester Ballard in James Franco’s big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God. Haze is Ballard. He loses himself in this role like you’ve never...

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  3. Scott Haze talks about playing Lester Ballard in the film 'Child of God' following the films premiere at the 70th Venice International FIlm FestivalFULL REVI...

  4. Aug 20, 2014 · Scott Haze moved to Sevierville, TN, to prepare for the role of Lester Ballard. He lived in an isolated cabin in the woods, lost 50 pounds and was reportedly sleeping in caves some nights.

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  5. Aug 1, 2014 · Scott Haze makes a hell of a showing for himself as Lester Ballard, a half-mad, backwoods degenerate with no place in polite society. "Child of God" starts with Ballard losing every piece of property he owns except his rifle and retreating into the woods.

  6. If you’ve read Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God, you’re well aware that it’s not particularly commercial stuff. It focuses on Lester Ballard (Scott Haze). Back when Lester was just a...

  7. Oct 9, 2013 · If you've kept up on the film festival wire, this narrative is familiar: Actor Scott Haze spent three months living in the mountains of Tennessee to prepare for his role as Lester Ballard...

  8. Oct 9, 2013 · To play Lester Ballard, the ostracized protagonist in the bigscreen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s “Child of God,” Scott Haze banished himself to Tennessee. “I actually moved into a...