Half Nelson

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

• 
  Ryan Gosling

  Dan Dunne
• 
  Shareeka Epps

  Drey
• 
  Anthony Mackie

  Frank
• 
  Jeff Lima

  Roodly
• 
  Monique Gabriela Curnen

  Isabel
• 
  Tina Holmes

  Rachel

Crew

• Producer · Lynette Howell Taylor
• Director · Ryan Fleck
• Producer · Rosanne Korenberg
• Producer · Alex Orlovsky
• Producer · Jamie Patricof
• Producer · Anna Boden