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Half Nelson (2006)

Directed by Ryan Fleck · Cinematography by Andrij Parekh

R106 min64 frames

Drama

Secrets don't let go

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Half Nelson (2006) movie still: fullbody — A long institutional hallway features yellow tile walls and multiple closed doors. Three adults stand…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — An exterior view of a bridge during the blue hour at night. A young man wearing a short-sleeved shirt jogs…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a person peering through a chain-link fence. The wire mesh partially obscures the…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: fullbody — A sidewalk path beside a plain wall during the blue hour of evening. A man in a red polo walks forward…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: wide — A view through a doorway into a home dining area with black and white tiles. A young man sits at a small…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: wide — A sparsely furnished apartment contains a sofa, a metal record storage rack, and radiator. A man in his…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — An overgrown vacant lot with chain-link fencing borders a paved path in the background. A young person…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — A concrete pier stretches toward an industrial cityscape under a hazy, bright daytime sky. A teenage boy on…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an out-of-focus indoor space with blurred furniture in the background. The man looks…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: wide — A spare, beige-walled space features a sofa against a wall with framed pictures. A man and a woman sit at…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — A man sits on a couch in front of a window in a room. He reads a newspaper while holding it in both hands.Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — A view through a bright yellow plastic tube at a playground. A man lies flat on his back inside the slide…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — An outdoor city street at sunset with power lines and distant buildings visible. A man in a white shirt…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with vertical wood paneling and a yellow fabric partition. A man in an undershirt stands…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: closeup — A man stands near a doorway with a yellow wall in the background. He leans against the wooden frame and…Half Nelson (2006) movie still: closeup — A bright, daylit interior space with a window providing backlight. A man with short brown hair and a…
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What is Half Nelson about?

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.

Half Nelson is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. It was scored by Canadian band Broken Social Scene. 26-year-old Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, becoming the seventh-youngest nominee in the category at the time.

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What does the cinematography of Half Nelson look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Half Nelson builds its coverage from close-ups (44% of the sample), with medium shots (38%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Andrij Parekh keeps 45% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 83% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Half Nelson?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Half Nelson (2006) are #30312e, #52524b, #15140f, #d2d2ce, #2f2718, #8b7250 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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