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Half Nelson
Ryan Gosling received his first Oscar nomination for his performance as an inspirational inner city high school teacher, in this moving story of redemption in an unforgiving world
Director: Ryan Fleck
Overview
Featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Ryan Gosling (Drive), Half Nelson is a moving story of redemption in an unforgiving world. Dan Dunne (Gosling) is a dynamic and inspirational inner city high school teacher. But his personal disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit. When one of his students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school, a tentative friendship builds between these two unlikely allies.
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