Half Nelson
2006 · TMDB 6.6
Directed by Ryan Fleck
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.
Why it matters
Ryan Gosling plays a Brooklyn history teacher whose drug addiction bleeds into his professional life, forming an unlikely bond with a student.
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Released
- 2006-08-11
- Studio
- Hunting Lane Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.6
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