USA,
2006, 106 min
Directed by:
Ryan FleckCinematography:
Andrij ParekhCast:
Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Tristan Mack Wilds, Anthony Mackie, Denis O'Hare, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Jay O. Sanders, Nicole Vicius, Deborah Rush (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is an inner city high school teacher. Dynamic and inspirational in the classroom, he spends his time outside of school on the edge of consciousness. His personal disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit. Dan juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school. It is from this pivotal moment that director Ryan Fleck builds a tentative friendship between these two unlikely allies, creating one of the year s most arresting films in the process. (Axiom Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2007 - Ryan Gosling (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2007 - Ryan Gosling (Best Male Lead)
- 2007 - Shareeka Epps (Best Female Lead)
- 2007 - Alex Orlovsky, Anna Boden, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Rosanne Korenberg (Best Feature)
- 2007 - Ryan Fleck (Best Director)
- 2007 - Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck (Best First Screenplay)
- 2007 - Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof (Producers Award)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2007 - Ryan Gosling (Best Actor)
- 2007 - Shareeka Epps (Best Young Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Ryan Fleck (Best First Film)
- 2006 - Ryan Gosling (Best Actor)
- 2006 - Shareeka Epps (Best Supporting Actress)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2006 - Ryan Fleck (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)