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Half Nelson
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Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The cast includes Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, and David Easton. The narrative is set in Brooklyn and was filmed using 16 mm film. The production involved companies such as Hunting Lane Films, Journeyman Pictures, Original Media, Silverwood Films, and Traction Media.
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes according to TMDb and 106 minutes according to IMDb. It was released on January 23, 2006, and August 11, 2006. Distribution was handled by ThinkFilm, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video in video on demand format. The budget was 700000, and the revenue reached 4911725.
Critical assessments include a review score of 7.6, 85/100, and 91%. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor, a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture, and a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. The composer is Broken Social Scene.
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6.6Despite 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.
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne
- Shareeka Epps as Drey
- Anthony Mackie as Frank
- Jeff Lima as Roodly
- Monique Gabriela Curnen as Isabel
- Tina Holmes as Rachel
Themes
- prison
- new york city
- sports
- date
- ex-girlfriend
- class
- ghetto
- bicycle
- basketball
- crack
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ryan Fleck
- Screenwriter
- Anna Boden
- Cast member
- Ron Cephas Jones
- Composer
- Broken Social Scene
- Producer
- Anna Boden
- Cinematographer
- Andrij Parekh
- Narrative location
- Brooklyn
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 836561
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.halfnelsonthefilm.com
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- publication date
- 2008-03-27
- title
- Half Nelson
- nominated for
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- film editor
- Anna Boden
- distributed by
- Amazon Prime Video
- capital cost
- 700000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 91%
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