Half Nelson (2006) I thought it looked kinda interesting... 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. Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality. Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Directed by Ryan Fleck. With Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima. 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. boardscreditsdvdsmessagephotosratingsreviewsshowtimessynopsistrailersuser in jelly > Movieswith discoversdrugfilmfriendshipinner-cityjellyjuniormoviesschoolstudentsteacherunlikely