Aaron Webber, Callum Keith Rennie, Daniel MacIvor

Emerson Thorsen is a rather exceptional 13-year-old. Home schooled by his eco-hippy parents in the wilds of Nova Scotia, he has been raised in a household of casual nudity and sexual openness. But, wh...( read more  read more... )en his lack of aptitude in math sees him sent off to the local school, he meets Don Grant, an English teacher who becomes the object of the boy's affections.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Amnon Buchbinder

Release Date: January 8, 2006

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DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007

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  • January 16, 2007
    Such a well-rounded cute film.
  • August 30, 2009
    It always strange to see movies where kids who just hit puberty start trying to seduce adults WAY too old for them, even though the concept is completely believable and pretty realistic. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who had crushes on and fantasies about adults more than tw...( read more)ice my age when I was 13. It is even stranger watching fictional characters in which the kid seems more mature than any of the adults, but if you think about it, it's also not a great stretch of the imagination when applied to reality as well. Aaron Webber does a great job of playing the son of ultra liberals, who is extremely intelligent and yet so naive to the ways of the world. Emerson is witty, clever and idealistic, but with little comprehension of consequences. This is another one of those films that I am too familiar with the true life counter parts that they represent.
  • December 16, 2008
    Messed up muddle of a film.
  • November 12, 2008
    hmmmm, vaguely reminds me of wes anderson's stuff
  • November 3, 2008
    Typically Canadian and painfully slow, but nice performances from McIvor and newcomer Aaron Webber.
  • October 23, 2007
    man, i love this movie, love the music, the senery everything. be warned it's not for everybody, don't watch it if you have a probem with a 13 year old falling in love with his 35 year old gay teacher, or sex senes.
  • October 14, 2007
    Appropriately titled. Believable, but occasionally too sluggish.
  • August 17, 2007
    that kid looks like my friend Jenna. weird
  • August 4, 2007
    idk if i really want to see this movie

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May 4, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The movie is both amusing and disturbing as it explores Emerson's lurching efforts to bond with his teacher. full review

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