Half Nelson
Half Nelson
Release: 2006-08-11
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Hunting Lane Films
Journeyman Pictures
Original Media
Silverwood Films
Traction Media
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Thaddeus Daniels
as Referee
Jeff Lima
as Roodly
Tina Holmes
as Rachel
Stephanie Bast
as Vanessa
Eleanor Hutchins
as Simone
Monique Gabriela Curnen
as Isabel
Nathan Corbett
as Terrance
Collins Pennie
as Mike
Deborah Rush
as Jo Dunne
Tristan Mack Wilds
as Jamal
Denis O'Hare
as Jimbo
Sharon Washington
as Suzanne
Katie Nehra
as Woman with Camera
Deidre Goodwin
as Tina
Ron Cephas Jones
as Mr. Dickinson
Ryan Gosling
as Dan Dunne
Sebastian Sozzi
as Javier
Karen Chilton
as Karen
Starla Benford
as Principal Henderson
Jay O. Sanders
as Russ Dunne
Nicole Vicius
as Cindy
Adepero Oduye
as Crack Smoker
Shareeka Epps
as Drey
Anthony Mackie
as Frank
Raymond Anthony Thomas
as Earle
Leslie Eva Glaser
as Rose
Crew
Lynette Howell Taylor
Producer
Rosanne Korenberg
Producer
Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist
Andrij Parekh
Director of Photography
Kevin Drew
Original Music Composer
Anna Boden
Producer, Editor, Co-Director, Writer
Ryan Fleck
Director, Writer
Inbal Weinberg
Art Direction
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Co-Producer
Jamie Patricof
Producer
Beth Mickle
Production Design
Mariela Comitini
First Assistant Director