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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ryan Fleck
Genre: Urban Drama, Social Problem Film, Drama
Release Date: August 11, 2006 (USA
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Summary:
An inner-city teacher struggling with addiction forms an unlikely bond with a young student who catches him in a compromising position in director Ryan Fleck's feature-length adaptation of his own award-winning short film Gowanus, Brooklyn. Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne (Ryan... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Ryan Gosling - (Dan Dunne)
Shareeka Epps - (Drey)
Anthony Mackie - (Frank)
Tina Holmes - (Rachel)
Jay O. Sanders - (Russ)
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Review:
Ever since Blackboard Jungle, there has periodically appeared in American movies the story of a headstrong teacher taking on an inner-city school and whipping his or her students into shape, employing e ... Continue >>

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