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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Purdy Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Keywords
- gun
- crush
- duel
- ireland
- teacher student relationship
- school boy crush
- shocking
- irish film
- short film
- ominous
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Top Cast
Oran Creagh as Ardal Travis
Olga Wehrly as Miss Purdy
Rory Keenan as Boyfriend
Charlie Bonner as Dad
Neilí Conroy as Mum
Top Crew
Michael Creagh · Director, Writer
Jim Creagh · Cinematographer
Ciara Brophy · Editor
Damon Quinn · Producer
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