2006
6.6 (882 votes)
1h 47m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Hunting Lane Films
Journeyman Pictures
Original Media
Silverwood Films
Traction Media
Journeyman Pictures
Original Media
Silverwood Films
Traction Media
Half Nelson
Secrets don't let go
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Lynette Howell Taylor, Rosanne Korenberg, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof, Anna Boden
Director: Ryan Fleck
Director of Photography: Andrij Parekh
Writer: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Top Cast
Ryan Gosling
Dan Dunne
Shareeka Epps
Drey
Anthony Mackie
Frank
Jeff Lima
Roodly
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Isabel
Tina Holmes
Rachel
Nathan Corbett
Terrance
Tyra Kwao-Vovo
Stacy
Videos
HALF NELSON trailer
