Film

Half Nelson

Name: Half Nelson
Director: Ryan Fleck
Released: 2006
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Jeff Lima, Monique Gabriela Curnen

2006 · 107 min · ★ 6.6 · Dir. Ryan Fleck

Secrets don't let go

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.