Half Nelson
“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.
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Cast
37 people
Ryan Gosling
Dan Dunne
Known for
La La Land
Blade Runner 2049
Shareeka Epps
Drey
Known for
My Soul to Take
Mother and Child
Anthony Mackie
Frank
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Altered Carbon
Jeff Lima
Roodly
Known for
Show Me a Hero
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Isabel
Known for
The Dark Knight
Away
Tina Holmes
Rachel
Known for
Six Feet Under
Taken
Nathan Corbett
Terrance
Known for
The Wire
We Own This City
Tyra Kwao-Vovo
Stacy
No other roles listed
Rosemary Ledee
Gina
No other roles listed
Tristan Mack Wilds
Jamal
Known for
The Wire
90210
Bryce Silver
Bernard
No other roles listed
Kaela C. Pabon
Lena
No other roles listed
Ryan Fleck Director · Anna Boden Writer Kevin Drew Composer
Worldwide gross $4.9M · Budget $700K · United States release August 11, 2006
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$4,911,725
Gross vs. budget
7.0×
Production
Hunting Lane Films
Production
Journeyman Pictures
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Original Media
Production
Silverwood Films
Production
Traction Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2006
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 11, 2006
Limited theatrical
Canada
August 11, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
August 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
August 11, 2006 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 2006 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
Germany
March 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
March 29, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 25, 2007 · Digital
Portugal
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 11, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
August 3, 2006 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical · Glasgow Film Festival
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
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