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Half Nelson (2006)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Karen Chilton, Monique Curnen, Shareeka Epps, Tina Holmes, Collins Pennie, Deborah Rush, Jay O. Sanders, Sebastian Sozzi, Nicole Vicius, Tristan Wilds.

Director: Ryan Fleck

Screenwriter(s): Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden

Distributor: ThinkFilm

Genre(s): Drama, Indie

Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min.

U.S. Release Date: August 11, 2006 (Limited)

U.S. DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007

U.S. Box Office Total:

Rated

for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality.

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Logline:

The drama follows a unique relationship between a white schoolteacher, his African-American student and a local drug dealer.

Plot Summary:

Dan Dunne is an idealistic inner-city junior high school teacher. Although he can get it together in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives precariously separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey, catches him in a compromising situation. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey 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.

Additional Notes:

The film is a full-length version of the previous Sundance-winning short "Gowanus, Brooklyn."

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