The Crush (2010 film)

The Crush is an Irish live action short film. The films runtime is approximatelyminutes. It was written and directed by firsttimer Michael Creagh, and produced by Damon Quinn. The film was shot during Easter 2009 in Skerries, north Dublin. Creagh cast his eightyearold son Oran in the lead role of the story. The story sees an eightyearold schoolboy played by Oran Creagh fall in love with his teacher, Miss Purdy. One day he gives her a toy ring to show his affection. But heartbreak abounds when he bumps into Miss Purdy and her boyfriend having just bought a very real engagement ring. Devastated and spurned, Ardal challenges Miss Purdys fianc to a duel to the death

At the beginning of the movie Ms. Purdy asked her students to look up the three words Reveal, Pretend and Love, this three words summrize the whole film .The film was awarded Best Irish Short at the 23rd Foyle Film Festival. OnJanuary 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. ........

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