The Crush (2010)
- Directed by
- Michael Creagh
- Genre
- comedy, drama
- Country
- Ireland
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An eight-year-old schoolboy falls in love with his teacher. When he learns she is engaged, he challenges her fiancé to a duel.
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What happens
The Crush is a 2010 Irish live action short film. The film's runtime is approximately 15 minutes. It was written and directed by first-timer Michael Creagh, and produced by Damon Quinn. The film was shot during Easter 2009 in Skerries, north Dublin. Creagh cast his nine-year-old son Oran in the lead role of the story. The story sees an eight-year-old schoolboy (Oran Creagh) named Ardal Travis fall in love with his teacher, Miss Purdy (Olga Wehrly). However, heartbreak ensues when he finds Miss Purdy with an engagement ring from her boyfriend (Rory Keenan). Devastated and spurned, Ardal challenges Miss Purdy’s fiancé to a duel to the death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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