Ryan Gosling stars as Dan Dunne, a teacher in New York. He appears to be a good, caring History teacher, but we see early that he has developed a serious dependency on drugs. He starts his day that way, and as the day nears its end, we see him struggling to finish out his day.
Dan also coaches the girls' basketball team. Shareeka Epps, small and short, stars as Drey, a girl with a good head on her shoulders, but sort of mixed up with the wrong kind of adult family "friend." She earns some spending money for her mother by helping to make deliveries.
After one game, girls' locker room empty, Dan is hiding in a stall when Drey finds him, stoned. It becomes their secret, buy Drey becomes his friend, getting the occasional ride home, and watches as she sees Dan spiraling down deeper. It is a movie, a story, to see if Dan can achieve some sort of redemption.
A good movie, if hard to watch at times. Geat acting by the two leads.
SPOILERS. One evening Drey is making a delivery, and she sees that the customer is Dan. This is a revelation for her, finally putting a real face to that dirty business, and we believe that she will be getting out of it. We also see that she will help Dan, her friend, climb out of his personal dungeon.
Dan also coaches the girls' basketball team. Shareeka Epps, small and short, stars as Drey, a girl with a good head on her shoulders, but sort of mixed up with the wrong kind of adult family "friend." She earns some spending money for her mother by helping to make deliveries.
After one game, girls' locker room empty, Dan is hiding in a stall when Drey finds him, stoned. It becomes their secret, buy Drey becomes his friend, getting the occasional ride home, and watches as she sees Dan spiraling down deeper. It is a movie, a story, to see if Dan can achieve some sort of redemption.
A good movie, if hard to watch at times. Geat acting by the two leads.
SPOILERS. One evening Drey is making a delivery, and she sees that the customer is Dan. This is a revelation for her, finally putting a real face to that dirty business, and we believe that she will be getting out of it. We also see that she will help Dan, her friend, climb out of his personal dungeon.