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Half Nelson

Rated R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality.

R 107min.
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An inner-city teacher struggling with addiction forms an unlikely bond with a young student who catches him in a compromising position in director Ryan Fleck's feature-length adaptation of his own award-winning short film Gowanus, Brooklyn. Read More
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April 23, 2010
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Wasted film of wasted lives with no offering of any insights as to causes of the problems or cures.
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