Half Nelson
Secrets don't let go.
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.
- Director
- Ryan Fleck
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Half Nelson returned 7.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $700,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Aug 11, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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