
Half Nelson
- Ryan as:
Dan Dunne - Directed by:
Ryan Fleck - Produced by:
Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg - Written by:
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck - Other cast:
Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie - Genre:
Drama - Release Date:
September 22, 2006 - Runtime:
1 hour 46 minutes
Storyline
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.