The Crush
Eight-year-old Ardal has a romantic heart and a passionate crush on his second-class teacher, Ms Purdy. But his dreams of marrying his love are dashed when she becomes engaged to her boyfriend, who Ardal deems entirely unacceptable. Inspired by his favourite western movies, he decides that his only course of action is to challenge his rival to a duel.
- Year : 2010
- Country : Ireland
- Genre : Comedy, Drama
- Studio : Purdy Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Keyword : gun, crush, duel, ireland, teacher student relationship, school boy crush, irish film, short film
- Director : Michael Creagh
- Cast : Oran Creagh, Olga Wehrly, Rory Keenan, Charlie Bonner, Neilí Conroy