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.
Drama
Thinkfilm, Hunting Lane Films, Journeyman Pictures, Original Media, Silverwood Films, Traction Media
Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne, Jeff Lima as Roodly, Shareeka Epps as Drey, Nathan Corbett as Terrance, Tyra Kwao-Vovo as Stacy, Rosemary Ledee as Gina, Tristan Mack Wilds as Jamal, Bryce Silver as Bernard, Kaela C. Pabon as Lena, Erica Rivera as Erika, Stephanie Bast as Vanessa, Eleanor Hutchins as Simone, Sebastian Sozzi as Javier, Tina Holmes as Rachel, Karen Chilton as Karen, Anthony Mackie as Frank, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Isabel, Collins Pennie as Mike, Deborah Rush as Jo, Jay O. Sanders as Russ, Nicole Vicius as Cindy, Denis O'Hare as Jimbo, Adepero Oduye as Crack Smoker