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Half Nelson

2006 film directed by Ryan Fleck
Movie film Q1156078
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Summary

Half Nelson is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,355 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[3], Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead[4]
  • Director: Ryan Fleck[5]
  • Screenwriter: Ryan Fleck[6], Anna Boden[7]
  • Composer: Broken Social Scene[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], social problem film[10], white savior film[11]
  • Cast member: Ryan Gosling[12], Shareeka Epps[13], Anthony Mackie[14], David Easton[15], Deborah Rush[16], Denis O'Hare[17], Jay O. Sanders[18], Jeff Lima[19], Monique Gabriela Curnen[20], Tina Holmes[21], Tristan Wilds[22], Erica Rivera[23], Raymond Anthony Thomas[24], Ron Cephas Jones[25]
  • Producer: Anna Boden[26], Jeremy Kipp Walker[27], Jamie Patricof[28]
  • Director of photography: Andrij Parekh[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7.6[32], 85/100[33], 91%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 23, 2006[37], March 27, 2008[38]
  • Distributed by: ThinkFilm[39], Netflix[40], Amazon Prime Video[41]
  • Narrative location: Brooklyn[42]
  • Official website: http://www.halfnelsonthefilm.com[43]
  • Film editor: Anna Boden[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor[46], Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture[47], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress[48], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[49], Satellite Award for Best Film[50], Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay[51], Independent Spirit Award for Best Director[52], Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead[53], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[54], Producers Award[55], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role[56]
  • Executive producer: Paul Mezey[57], Charlie Corwin[58]
  • Title: Half Nelson[59]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[60]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[61]
  • Capital cost: 700,000 US dollars[62]

Why It Matters

Half Nelson has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did Half Nelson receive?

Honors received include Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[3] and Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead[4].

Related Entities

Anthony Mackie David Easton Denis O'Hare film Netflix Ryan Gosling United States

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  36. [38] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +2006-01-23T00:00:00Z, +2008-03-27T00:00:00Z
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