An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 29 wins & 48 nominations total
- Jamal
- (as Tristan Wilds)
- Erika
- (as Erika Rivera)
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Did you know
- TriviaRyan Gosling received his first Academy Award nomination in the 'Best Actor' category for this movie.
- Quotes
Dan: Change moves in spirals, not circles. For example, the sun goes up and then it goes down. But everytime that happens, what do you get? You get a new day. You get a new one. When you breathe, you inhale and you exhale, but every single time that you do that you're a little bit different then the one before. We're always changing. And its important to know that there are some changes you can't control and that there are others you can.
- Crazy creditsThe very beginning and very end of the credits are both shown over the sound of Dunn imitating a trumpet playing a tune.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: World Trade Center/Step Up/Scoop/Half Nelson (2006)
- SoundtracksStars & Sons
Written and Performed by Broken Social Scene
Published by Arts & Crafts Music
Licensed Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Records
From the album "You Forgot It in People"
Gosling was impressive as an addict that was trying to hold on and teach. You could see the constant struggle as he fought giving up. The back and forth with Epps was quietly enchanting. Both certainly showed great acting talent in this film.
No loud action and prurient subject matter, just a sweet film showing a man's struggle and a girl's growing up realizing that drugs cripple. This film is hard to reduce to simple formulas. It transcends any mold and entertains in a reflective manner.
- lastliberal
- Dec 26, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,697,938
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $53,983
- Aug 13, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $4,660,481
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1