
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Female Lead and Best Male Lead (2007)
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Nominations
10 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Actor (2007)
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Box office
Grossed $4.91M worldwide, about 7.0 times its $700K budget
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Setting
Set in Brooklyn
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Music
Music by Broken Social Scene
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrij Parekh
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ryan FleckWriter
- Anna BodenWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 11, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $700K
- Revenue
- $4.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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