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Half Nelson

Half Nelson

6,6 /10 (956 Votes)
2006 EN 107 min

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. 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.

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Release date

11/08/2006

Votes

956

Popularity

1.6

Secrets don't let go

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

107 min

Budget

$700,000

Revenue

$4,911,725

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-05-18

⭐ 7

Ryan Gosling is on very natural form here as the teacher "Dan" who has a bit of a drug habit after school. He's a good teacher. Well liked. A man who gets results from a class of students who would almost all rather be somewhere else, and he coaches the girls' basketball team too. Luckily for him, it's one of his pupils, "Drey" (Shareeka Epps), that discovers him a bit worse for wear in the school toilet and swiftly a friendship develops. It's one of mutual understanding. His life is a mess and she is having to deal with divorced and largely absent parents. Her brother "Mike" is in jail for dr…

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