Ryan Gosling stars as a troubled New York school teacher. When one of his young students (Shareeka Epps) discovers him taking drugs in the bathroom, the pair form an unusual relationship.
It’s a powerful and gritty story, subtly written and brilliantly acted. As well as the two leads, there’s Anthony Mackie as Frank, a local drug dealer who has his own problems.
It could have become sentimental and trite, but there are no easy resolutions offered and it remains disturbing and depressing.
The music is by Canadian band Broken Social Scene.
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