Half Nelson (Imprint Collection #490) - Blu-Ray (CLONE TO AUSTRALIA) ( Half Nelson )

Half Nelson (Imprint Collection #490) - Blu-Ray (CLONE TO AUSTRALIA) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Half Nelson
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
000 min

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ryan Fleck

Written By:
Ryan Fleck
Anna Boden

Actors:
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
Rosemary Ledee ..... Gina
Tristan Mack Wilds ..... Jamal
Bryce Silver ..... Bernard
Kaela C. Pabon ..... Lena
Erica Rivera ..... Erika
Stephanie Bast ..... Vanessa
Eleanor Hutchins ..... Simone
Sebastian Sozzi ..... Javier
Karen Chilton ..... Karen
Starla Benford ..... Principal Henderson
Denis O'Hare ..... Jimbo
Deidre Goodwin ..... Tina
Collins Pennie ..... Mike
Deborah Rush ..... Jo Dunne
Jay O. Sanders ..... Russ Dunne
David Easton ..... Jeff Dunne
Nicole Vicius ..... Cindy
Raymond Anthony Thomas ..... Earle
Ron Cephas Jones ..... Mr. Dickinson
Christopher Williamson ..... Charles
Leslie Eva Glaser ..... Rose
Sharon Washington ..... Suzanne
Matt Kerr ..... Mr. Light
Adepero Oduye ..... Crack Smoker
Thaddeus Daniels ..... Referee
Susan Kerner ..... Motel Slow Dancer
Stanton Davis ..... Trumpet Player
Katie Nehra ..... Woman with Camera
Steve Kursh ..... Man on Bed

Synopsis:

*********THIS DVD'S DESCRIPTION HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED YET********
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.

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 always working to provide for Drey. Her older brother Mike is incarcerated for selling drugs for a local dealer named Frank. Mike took the fall for Frank, who in turn protects Drey whether she wants to be associated with him or not. Dan and Drey's relationship changes when Drey catches Dan, believing he is alone, smoking crack in the girl's locker room bathroom. He is totally stoned. Their resulting friendship, which is seen as inappropriate by the few who know, is based on each being unable to deal with their own life, but feeling like they can be at least a minor salvation in the other's life.

Dan Dunne is a popular high-school teacher who likes to indulge in alcohol and
drugs when the night comes. He starts a friendship with one of his students
whose brother is doing time for drug-dealing.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 May, 2026.