Crush
- Director: Alison Maclean
- Writer: Anne Kennedy; Alison Maclean
- Producer: Bridget Ikin
CGiii Comment
Crush is a tale of simmering sexuality set in Rotorua. Moral or sexual ambiguity pervades the narrative of conflicted desire. Its mix of blocked-up writer, spurting mud-pools, infatuated teen, eel farm, American femme fatale (Marcia Gay Harden), noir motels, limp pongas and wheelchairs, plays out in a symbolic NZ landscape not seen before (or since). Director Alison Maclean's debut feature (which she co-wrote with Anne Kennedy) played in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Cast & Characters
Marcia Gay Harden as Lane;
William Zappa as Colin Iseman;
Donogh Rees as Christina;
Caitlin Bossley as Angela Iseman;
Pete Smith as Horse;
Joe Brazier;
Geoffrey Southern as Patient;
Shirley Wilson as Intensive care nurse;
Denise Lyness as Physiotherapy nurse;
Jennifer Karehana as Physio nurse