Half Nelson

6.6

United States Of America

Drama

107 min

2006

Ryan Gosling Deidre Goodwin Collins Pennie Deborah Rush Jay O. Sanders Nicole Vicius Raymond Anthony Thomas Ron Cephas Jones Leslie Eva Glaser Sharon Washington Adepero Oduye Thaddeus Daniels Denis O'Hare Starla Benford Shareeka Epps Anthony Mackie Jeff Lima Monique Gabriela Curnen Tina Holmes Nathan Corbett Tristan Mack Wilds Stephanie Bast Eleanor Hutchins Sebastian Sozzi Karen Chilton Katie Nehra

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.