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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. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works -- on both a historical and personal scale -- and how to think for themselves. Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. His disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship. Despite the differences in their ages and situations, they are both at an important intersection. Depending on which way they turn -- and which choices they make -- their lives will change.
Original Release
08/11/2006
US Release
08/11/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryan Gosling | Dan Dunne |
Jeff Lima | Roodly |
Shareeka Epps | Drey |
Nathan Corbett | Terrance |
Tyra Kwao-Vovo | Stacy |
Rosemary Ledee | Gina |
Tristan Mack Wilds | Jamal |
Bryce Silver | Bernard |
Kaela C. Pabon | Lena |
Erica Rivera | Erika |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryan Gosling | Dan Dunne |
Jeff Lima | Roodly |
Shareeka Epps | Drey |
Nathan Corbett | Terrance |
Tyra Kwao-Vovo | Stacy |
Rosemary Ledee | Gina |
Tristan Mack Wilds | Jamal |
Bryce Silver | Bernard |
Kaela C. Pabon | Lena |
Erica Rivera | Erika |
Stephanie Bast | Vanessa |
Eleanor Hutchins | Simone |
Sebastian Sozzi | Javier |
Tina Holmes | Rachel |
Karen Chilton | Karen |
Kitty | Dave - The Cat |
Starla Benford | Principal Henderson |
Anthony Mackie | Frank |
Denis O'Hare | Jimbo |
Monique Gabriela Curnen | Isabel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charlie Corwin | Executive Producer |
Doug Dey | Executive Producer |
Scott London | Executive Producer |
Clara Markowicz | Executive Producer |
Paul Mezey | Executive Producer |
Hunter Gray | Producer |
Lynette Howell Taylor | Producer |
Rosanne Korenberg | Producer |
Alex Orlovsky | Producer |
Jamie Patricof | Producer |
Jeremy Kipp Walker | Producer |
Anna Boden | Producer |
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Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2007 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |