Half Nelson

Brooklyn, autumn, a basketball bouncing. A teacher's secret addiction and a student's troubles collide in a high school gym. Fleck renders the fragile lives with unflinching intimacy.

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Ryan Fleck directed Half Nelson in 2006. See Ryan Fleck's full filmography, where to start with Ryan Fleck, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ryan Fleck.

Half Nelson was released in 2006 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.