Half Nelson (2006)

"Half Nelson" is a 2006 Drama movie directed by Eyde Belasco and starring by Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps. 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.