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Half Nelson (2006) 7.3
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Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 172 user | 196 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Director:Ryan Fleck |
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Cast
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| Jeff Lima | ... | ||
| Shareeka Epps | ... | ||
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Tyra Kwao-Vovo | ... | |
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Rosemary Ledee | ... | |
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Bryce Silver | ... | |
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Kaela C. Pabon | ... | |
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Erica Rivera | ... |
Erika
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Young Caucasian Dan Dunne teaches history and coaches the girls basketball team at a Brooklyn high school populated primarily by black and Hispanic students. To the chagrin of his superiors, Dan bucks the outlined curriculum of historical facts in favor of the philosophy of historical events, generally discussing the concept of dialectics. As such, he captures the imagination of his students, at least in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, Dan's life is in shambles. He has a distant but cordial relationship with his family. He uses illicit drugs rampantly. Although his former girlfriend Rachel was able to clean up her drug habit, Dan believes that rehab will not work for him. Due to a combination of these issues, he treats women poorly. Thirteen year old Drey is a student in his class and a player on his basketball team. Drey has her own problems. Her parents are divorced, with her father a virtually non-existent figure in her life and her EMT mother generally absent as she is ... Written by Huggo
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Secrets don't let go.Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 August 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Half Nelson - Encurralados See more »Box Office
Budget:
$700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$53,983 (USA) (11 August 2006)Gross:
$2,694,973 (USA) (8 December 2006)Company Credits
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Written by Max Lawrence
Performed by King Honey featuring Baby Blak
Published by Carquill Music
Courtesy of Sound-Ink Records, Inc.
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Was originally made as the short film Gowanus, Brooklyn, which won an award at the Sundance Film Festival. Shareeka Epps and Karen Chilton reprise their roles as Drey and Drey's mother. Matt Kerr, who plays the substitute teacher Mr. Light in this film, played Mr. Dunne in the original short. See more »Quotes
Dan: [asked by Drey about the old things in his house] Yes, Miss MP3, I got records!See more »
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"Just Begun"Written by Max Lawrence
Performed by King Honey featuring Baby Blak
Published by Carquill Music
Courtesy of Sound-Ink Records, Inc.
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The litmus of test of good art is in how it affects you. I saw this film yesterday and still can not stop dissecting and discovering new aspects of the story. There is a truth in this film that can't be put into words. This is the sort of film that needs to be seen by everybody. The frailty of being human is never so more eloquently laid on film than in this movie(and I'm not just talking Ryan Gosling here). The writing/directing team need to be looked at for academy award nomination. This is some of the best American film has to offer. Casting for this film I can imagine must have been difficult, the choices made were nothing short of perfection. Shareeka Epps, Ryan Gosling and Anthony Mackie all deserve Academy award nominations. Look at this movie Hollywood this is what film is supposed to be. This movie will stay with me forever.