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The Crush

  • 2010
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
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Olga Wehrly in The Crush (2010)
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An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel...to the death.An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel...to the death.An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel...to the death.

  • Director
    • Michael Creagh
  • Writer
    • Michael Creagh
  • Stars
    • Olga Wehrly
    • Rory Keenan
    • Oran Creagh
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.9K
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    • Director
      • Michael Creagh
    • Writer
      • Michael Creagh
    • Stars
      • Olga Wehrly
      • Rory Keenan
      • Oran Creagh
    • 146User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    dqaydqay

    Exiting film!

    When I watched this film, I felt that this movie was exaggerated, shocking, but funny. A school boy falls in love with his beautiful teacher. He tries to tell her how he feels by giving her a toy ring and writing a love letter. When the boy sees her fiancé, the boy is disappointed and gets angry. The boy loves his teacher and tries to make the proposed match break off, so he challenges the fiancé to a dual. During the dual, you can see the scene that a little boy holds a gun. You find it surprising and shocking. You never know the ends of the story until you watch the film. This movie results in an unexpected turn of events, so you should check it out. The school boy is probably still under ten, but so manly and brave that I want to follow the example of him. If I were a girl, after just watching the movie, I would take to him.
    ayuppe003

    The Crush

    This is the story about a little boy. He loves his teacher. He gives a ring for her, and promises to get marry. However she has a boyfriend. They decide their marrying. He does not like that. One night, his father hides the gun in the closet. The little boy sees it. He decides he will kill teacher's boyfriend. What will happen to them??

    I like this story. The little boy is so cute. I think this movie is easy to understand, if you cannot understand English. It is because this movie is so kind. Expressions of the little boy are a lot. I like the scene that the little boy is peevish. He said he wants to get marry with his teacher, but he saw she dates with other man. I think he really loves her. I wish they marry when the little boy is able to marry to age.

    If you watch this movie, you will be happy. The boy is so cute. Check it out.
    7safrannene

    He looks very pure and cute, but...

    A boy's dream is to marry his elementary school teacher. He gives her a ring and tells his love, but she has a fiancé. The boy meets the rival, and decides to fight a duel.

    No one thinks the young student can marry his teacher, even if he has a crush on her seriously. So, at first, I think the story is funny and fantastic. I like the scene that he writes down his wish for marriage as a plan in 2015. He looks very pure and cute for me. Generally speaking, a child gets more serious when he is treated as a child or ignored by grown-ups. The boy in the film is not an exception, and he acts in an excessive way. I have to admit that the story is serious, not only fantastic.

    The message in the film is "Don't make light of children."
    benibeni4848

    A brave boy

    A primary schoolboy, Ardal, falls in love with his teacher and he gives her a toy ring to show his affection. But when Ardal walks in the street with his mother, he meets his teacher and her boyfriend having just bought a real engagement ring. Ardal challenges his teacher's fiancé to a duel to the death. I don't know if Ardal's behavior was good or not, but I was surprised that such a young boy acts courageously in accordance with love. Pretty much every boy experiences a crush, but many of them can't tell their partner of unrequited love their feeling. Ardel took action and destroyed the relationship between his teacher and her ill-assorted boyfriend. From beginning to the end, the natural acting of actors really attracted me.
    7sashank_kini-1

    We Need To Talk About Ardal

    I still remember my first crush; it was in the first grade, and her name was Ms. Heather. I especially loved her smile, and she was probably in her forties still quite lovely. I even condoned her act of slapping my friend, even though her nails hit his eye and he began weeping. To me she was a cherished rose; even in the second grade, I used to smile at her whenever I passed by her class. Then it stopped, I don't remember when.

    The Crush has happened with many boys, and it is usually the class teacher. But most, probably all, ended with it being a mere memory once they have been promoted to the next grade. The movie however takes a different approach to the storyline and it is not completely implausible – many such cases do pop up in the newspapers. However, the explanation offered in the end by the short is bewildering; I think the boy would have to be super-intelligent to think of such a scheme. I am not going to disclose the ending here, but up till then, the movie does work fine. I especially loved the scene in which the kid uses a swear word and instantly apologizes to his teacher. Another good thing was to have such close shots during the scene, similar to western films. The boy however should have been in the third or fourth grade as that is when, I feel many boys are fascinated by guns and such things.

    I will not denounce the entire movie because of the ending, because it is a good watch, especially during the confrontation. Also, the acting is competent, especially Rory Keenan. The ending does dampen the effect though, and the 'ball rolling' scene looked silly.

    My Rating: 6.5 out of 10

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Ireland
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Увлечение
    • Filming locations
      • Gormanston College, County Meath, Ireland
    • Production company
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
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