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Half nelson [videorecording] / Hunting Lane Films ; Silverwood Films ; Journeyman Pictures ; Original Media ; Traction Media ; produced by Anna Boden, Lynette Howell, Rosanne Korenberg, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof ; writers, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck ; directed by Ryan Fleck.

Boden, Anna. (Added Author). Howell, Lynette. (Added Author). Korenberg, Rosanne. (Added Author). Orlovsky, Alex. (Added Author). Patricof, Jamie. (Added Author). Fleck, Ryan. (Added Author). Gosling, Ryan, 1980- (Added Author). Epps, Shareeka. (Added Author). Mackie, Anthony, 1979- (Added Author). Curnen, Monique Gabriela. (Added Author). Chilton, Karen. (Added Author). Holmes, Tina. (Added Author). Pennie, Collins. (Added Author). Rush, Deborah. (Added Author). Sanders, Jay O., 1953- (Added Author). Silver, Bryce. (Added Author). Sozzi, Sebastian. (Added Author). Vicius, Nicole. (Added Author). Wilds, Tristan. (Added Author). Hunting Lane Films. (Added Author). Journeyman Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Original Media. (Added Author). Silverwood Films. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Traction Media. (Added Author). Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Homes, Collins Pennie, Deborah Rush, Jay O. Sanders, Bryce Silver, Sebastian Sozzi, Nicole Vicius, Tristan Wilds. (Cast).

Summary:

A high school teacher with a drug habit finds a friendship in an unlikely source - one of his troubled students. Will their relationship help them or harm them?

Record details

  • ISBN: 1424845173
  • ISBN: 9781424845170
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Title from container.
Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Andrij Parekh ; editor, Anna Boden ; music, Broken-Social-Scene ; costume designer, Erin Benach ; production designer, Beth Mickle.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Homes, Collins Pennie, Deborah Rush, Jay O. Sanders, Bryce Silver, Sebastian Sozzi, Nicole Vicius, Tristan Wilds.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English dialogue, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Deauville Film Festival, 2006: Jury Special Prize (Ryan Fleck); Revelations Prize (Ryan Fleck).
Subject:
High school teachers > Drama.
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Drug addiction > Drama.
Problem youth > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Melodrama.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
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Hot Springs Library R DVD HAL (Text) 30229100991230 Adult Video Available -