After an encounter with a troubled student crosses the line, a young high school teacher struggles between giving into her desires and doing the right thing.After an encounter with a troubled student crosses the line, a young high school teacher struggles between giving into her desires and doing the right thing.After an encounter with a troubled student crosses the line, a young high school teacher struggles between giving into her desires and doing the right thing.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 19 nominations total
Gregory R. Gordon
- Thug
- (as Gregory Gordon)
Benjamin Levy Aguilar
- Jason's Friend
- (as Benjamin Levy)
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Great Forbidden love story!
A well acted melodrama dealing with a forbidden high school love between student and teacher. An interesting dynamic created between the two leads and the relationship felt very believable. The production value was great, check out this film!
Beautiful film about forbidden love
Stumbled upon this indie gem! I love films that portray conflicted characters in complicated and unique situations. Alana de Freitas delivers an extraordinary performance by lending nuance and sympathy to Lila. I was completely sold on her attraction to Jason and their chemistry. I was impressed to discover that she also wrote and produced the film...she is definitely someone to watch and follow. Very well done film!
Mediocre at best
I had to write a review about this after reading all the 10/10 reviews already on here - now, forgive me for being cynical but I'm calling BS on the majority of them. There is absolutely no way this is a 10/10 movie, get a grip... clearly people involved in the production/ actors etc.
The storyline is so so but rather poorly done, as another reviewer stated it glamourises and romanticises a serious subject matter - which IMO is in poor taste. The actors I think do what they can but they aren't particularly engaging. Poor acting, poor writing, poor direction.
A typical TV/Prime low budget movie. Giving it a 6 is being generous.
The storyline is so so but rather poorly done, as another reviewer stated it glamourises and romanticises a serious subject matter - which IMO is in poor taste. The actors I think do what they can but they aren't particularly engaging. Poor acting, poor writing, poor direction.
A typical TV/Prime low budget movie. Giving it a 6 is being generous.
NIcely told story
This movie could have gone wrong fast. In our current environment the subject of a teacher/student relationship could be tricky stuff. But this movie does a nice job with both the story-line and character development. Alana de Freitas does a very nice job walking this tightrope to deliver a suspenseful story that steers clear of predictability. I like it. Jared Scott as the male lead does a nice job and delivers a solid performance. Worth a watch.
This is a difficult one to review......
I really find nothing more descipable than student teacher relationships and I think an unstable woman like the lead character Lila should clearly not be teaching at all. However young Jared Scott does a stellar job as Jason and despite my strong views on this subject I could not help wondering by the end if Jason might be better off heading for the hills with Lila - he is in a serious pickle that will be hard to escape......
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- 1h 45m(105 min)
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- 2.00 : 1
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