Harvard? Nah. This nerd chose heartbreak, then became a campus pickup legend by accident.
Turning down an offer from Harvard, bumbling genius Kieran Edwards opts to follow his true love Juliet to University of Nottingham. Within days, he finds her in bed with a muscular sportsman. Heartbroken and vulnerable, Kieran finds himself as the unlikely student of a pick-up guru. Using an array of unorthodox techniques, Kieran immerses himself in a new area of study with geeky enthusiasm. To the surprise of his teacher and his contemporaries, Kieran becomes a phenomenon on the campus dating scene. As his success levels soar out of control, Kieran's studies and morals begin to suffer. Can the friendship of an unusual course tutor tempt him out of the late night bars and back into the library?
Acting
Dan Morgan's committed physical comedy as Kieran spirals
Writing
Sharp satire of academic obsession applied to dating
Direction
Dual directors balance cringe and genuine heart surprisingly well
Director
Daniel Smith Rowsey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly critiques how universities treat students as outputs, making Kieran's 'study' of pickup artistry a dark mirror of academic reductionism.
Director Daniel Smith Rowsey was himself a Nottingham graduate, and several campus locations are shot exactly where his own academic and romantic misadventures occurred.
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