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Release Date: Aug 11, 2006
Rated: drug content throughout, language and some sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Ryan Fleck
Cast:Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Tina Holmes, Jay O. Sanders.

FULL SYNOPSIS

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 Gosling) leads a secret life that the majority of his students will never know. When Dunne's drug-soaked nightlife begins to bleed over into his daytime hours and troubled student Drey (Shareeka Epps) makes a startling discovery, the tenuous bond that forms between the pair soon leads to a warm friendship that could either lead them down a dangerous path or provide the human companionship needed to see things from a fresh perspective and start life anew. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:August 11, 2006

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
Independent Spirit Awards	Anna Boden	Best First Screenplay	2006	Nominee
New York Film Critics Society	Ryan Fleck	Best First Film	2006	Winner
Boston Society of Film Critics	Ryan Fleck	Best New Filmmaker	2006	Winner
Online Film Critics Association	Ryan Fleck	Breakthrough Filmmaker	2006	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Ryan Fleck	Best Director	2006	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Ryan Fleck	Best First Screenplay	2006	Nominee
New York Film Critics Society	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor - Runner-up	2006	Winner
Boston Society of Film Critics	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor - Runner-up	2006	Winner
National Board of Review	Ryan Gosling	Breakthrough Performance by an Actor	2006	Winner
Independent Spirit Awards	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
Online Film Critics Association	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
Satellite Awards	Ryan Gosling	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	2006	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
National Society of Film Critics	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
Toronto Film Critics Association	Ryan Gosling	Best Actor	2006	Nominee
New York Film Critics Society	Shareeka Epps	Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)	2006	Winner
Boston Society of Film Critics	Shareeka Epps	Best Supporting Actress	2006	Winner
Independent Spirit Awards	Shareeka Epps	Best Actress	2006	Winner
Online Film Critics Association	Shareeka Epps	Breakthrough Performer	2006	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Shareeka Epps	Best Young Actress	2006	Nominee
Black Reel Awards	Shareeka Epps	Best Breakthrough Performance	2006	Nominee
Black Reel Awards	Shareeka Epps	Best Supporting Actress	2006	Nominee
National Society of Film Critics	Shareeka Epps	Best Supporting Actress	2006	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Shareeka Epps	Most Promising Performer	2006	Nominee