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Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie.
Half Nelson: Directed by Ryan Fleck. With Ryan Gosling, Jeff Lima, Shareeka Epps, Nathan Corbett. An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a history teacher at a Brooklyn school. Though well-liked by his students and colleagues, he secretly spends his evenings hopping bars and getting high.
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Smart, moving and politically engaged Half Nelson is one of the most exciting American independent films in years. Strong performances from the cast (earning Ryan Gosling an Oscar nomination...
Sep 14, 2006 · In a black-and-white world, human flaws are not allowed. In order to do good, a person must himself be a paragon of goodness. "Half Nelson," the miraculous movie by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, is about a junior high schoolteacher who smokes. Crack.
Aug 4, 2006 · Here is the official Half Nelson Trailer. The film comes out August 11th in NYC at the Angelika and Lncoln Plaza. Check out www.halfnelsonthefilm.com
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Young Caucasian Dan Dunne teaches history and coaches the girls basketball team at a Brooklyn high school populated primarily by black and Hispanic students. To the chagrin of his superiors, Dan bucks ...