Half Nelson (2006)

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Synopsis
An inner-city teacher struggling with addiction forms an unlikely bond with a young student who catches him in a compromising position in director Ryan Fleck's feature-length adaptation of his own award-winning short film Gowanus, Brooklyn. Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) leads a secret life that the majority of his students will never know. When Dunne's drug-soaked nightlife begins to bleed over into his daytime hours and troubled student Drey (Shareeka Epps) makes a startling discovery, the tenuous bond that forms between the pair soon leads to a warm friendship that could either lead them down a dangerous path or provide the human companionship needed to see things from a fresh perspective and start life anew. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Beth Mickle	Art Director
Hunter Gray	Associate Producer
Eyde Belasco	Casting
Andrij Parekh	Cinematographer
Jeremy Kipp Walker	Co-producer
Broken Social Scene	Composer (Music Score)
Erin Benach	Costume Designer
Ryan Fleck	Director
Anna Boden	Editor
Charlie Corwin	Executive Producer
Clara Markowicz	Executive Producer
Doug Dey	Executive Producer
Paul S. Mezey	Executive Producer
Scott London	Executive Producer
Mariela Comitini	First Assistant Director
Doug Bernheim	Musical Direction/Supervision
Alex Orlovsky	Producer
Anna Boden	Producer
Jamie Patricof	Producer
Lynette Howell	Producer
Rosanne Korenberg	Producer
Ryan Fleck	Producer
Beth Mickle	Production Designer
Anna Boden	Screenwriter
Ryan Fleck	Screenwriter
Inbal Weinberg	Set Decorator
Tom Effinger	Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Efinger	Sound/Sound Designer

Genre
Drama

Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Award
2006 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2006 - Best Picture - Drama - Satellite Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 - In Competition - Sundance Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - BFI London Film Festival
2006 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
2006 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - New Directors/New Films

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Deborah Rush	Jo
Jay O. Sanders	Russ
Denis O'Hare
Tina Holmes	Rachel
Ryan Gosling	Dan Dunne
Starla Benford
Anthony Mackie	Frank
Monique Curnen	Isabel
Nicole Vicius	Cindy
Shareeka Epps	Drey
Karen Chilton	Karen
Collins Pennie	Mike

Half Nelson (2006)

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