
Five short love stories, which become a statement of the directors about love. A shoemaker, a reporter, a pavement hooker-in, a psychiatric patient and a young man released from prison are the main characters of the film, heroes in a time of no heroes. All of them have the important qualities of being openhearted and not afraid of loving.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, Pyotr Buslov, Boris Khlebnikov, Ivan Vyrypaev, Aleksei German Jr., Crush leans on a strong ensemble — Ivan Dobronravov, Yuriy Chursin, Yulia Peresild — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 2009.
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A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.
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