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Half Nelson
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
2006 · Directed by Ryan Fleck · 107 min · Drama · 20 frames
Tagline
Secrets don't let go.
Crew
- Written by: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Cinematography: Andrij Parekh
- Edited by: Anna Boden
- Music: Kevin Drew
- Production design: Beth Mickle
- Produced by: Lynette Howell Taylor, Rosanne Korenberg, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne
- Shareeka Epps as Drey
- Anthony Mackie as Frank
- Jeff Lima as Roodly
- Monique Gabriela Curnen as Isabel
- Tina Holmes as Rachel
- Nathan Corbett as Terrance
- Tyra Kwao-Vovo as Stacy
- Rosemary Ledee as Gina
- Tristan Mack Wilds as Jamal
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Hunting Lane Films, Journeyman Pictures, Original Media, Silverwood Films
- Budget: $700,000
- Box office: $4,911,725
- Themes: prison, new york city, sports, date, ex-girlfriend, class, ghetto, bicycle, basketball, crack
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