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Half Nelson

Summary: 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.

Release Date: September 22, 2006

Genre: Drama

Director: Ryan Fleck

Writers: Ryan Fleck

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: R

Production: Hunting Lane Films, Journeyman Pictures, Silverwood Films, Truly Original, Traction Media, Verisimilitude

Distributor: THINKFilm

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 700,000

Domestic: $ 2,697,938

International: $ 1,962,543

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