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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.
Half Nelson. A powerful, award-winning film about an inner-city junior high school teacher (Ryan Gosling, The Notebook) with a drug habit who forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students (Shareeka Epps) after she discovers his secret.
Feb 22, 2007 · 2.82K subscribers. 1.8K. 1.2M views 17 years ago. Smart, moving and politically engaged Half Nelson is one of the most exciting American independent films in years. Strong performances from the...
Summaries. 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.
Aug 11, 2006 · 1h 46m. By Manohla Dargis. Aug. 11, 2006. “Half Nelson” is that rarest of marvels — an American fiction film that wears its political heart on its sleeve. It’s a small film with a long view,...
Jul 30, 2006 · SYNTHESIS “Half Nelson” is a political allegory, a film about a would-be visionary who wants to change the world but can’t get his act together and is often his own worst enemy. It’s not a...
Aug 11, 2006 · Overview. 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.
