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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.
Sep 22, 2006 · 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.
A female student named Drey (Shareeka Epps) catches him in a drug-induced haze after a basketball game, and the two strike up an unlikely...
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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.
Smart, moving and politically engaged Half Nelson is one of the most exciting American independent films in years.
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 ...
Ryan Gosling (The Notebook,Blue Valentine) delivers his Academy Award nominated performance in Half Nelson. Dan Dunne is a young teacher whose edgy yet brilliant approach inspires his...
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, and its story...
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.
Aug 11, 2006 · Dan, an idealistic inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit, and Drey, one of his troubled students, stumble into an unexpected friendship that threatens either to undo them or to provide the vital change they both need to move forward in their lives. [ThinkFilm]
