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Half Nelson(Movie, 2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Genre: Drama
Half NelsonRating: 3.3/5 (with 399399 votes)
Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. It was scored by Canadian band Broken Social Scene. 26-year-old Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, becoming the eighth-youngest nominee in the category. The story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with a student, after she discovers that he has a drug habit. The film is based on a 19-minute film made by Boden and Fleck in 2004, titled Gowanus, Brooklyn. It premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. It was released theatrically on August 11, 2006. ()
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"Half Nelson" is currently available on 2 providers. Half Nelson can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 1h 42min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 1h 42min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 42min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Half Nelson

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Academy Award for Best Actor Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Producers Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

About 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.

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Trailer for Half Nelson + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Half Nelson(Trailer, 2:16)

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Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Brooklyn
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/27/2008 (World premiere: 08/11/2006)
Director: Ryan Fleck
Screenwriter: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Executive Producer: Paul Mezey, Charlie Corwin
Film Editor: Anna Boden
Director of Photography: Andrij Parekh
Composer: Broken Social Scene
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"ハーフネルソン"
"Полу Нельсон"
"我的左派老師"
Budget: 700,000 USD
Revenue: 4,911,725 USD (= 702%)

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