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'Red Rover' is a Canadian science fiction romantic comedy film, directed by Shane Belcourt and released in 2018.[Chris Knight, [https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/romantic-comedy-is-rocket-science-in-red-rover-says-chris-knight "Romantic comedy is rocket science in Red Rover"]. 'National Post', May 14, 2020.] The film stars Kristian Bruun as Damon, a depressed and lonely geologist who decides that the solution to his problems is to apply for a Mars to Stay mission, when he meets and falls in love with Phoebe (Cara Gee), a musician who is involved in the promotional campaign to solicit mission volunteers.[Liam Lacey, [https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2020/5/12/red-rover-meeting-cute-amid-thoughts-of-self-isolation-on-mars "Red Rover: 'Meeting cute' while planning the ultimate in self-isolation on Mars"]. 'Original Cin', May 12, 2020.]
The cast also includes Meghan Heffern, Anna Hopkins, Morgan David Jones, Joshua Peace, Laura Wilson and Sugith Varughese.
The film premiered on November 13, 2018 at the Whistler Film Festival,[Victor Stiff, [https://thatshelf.com/whistler-film-festival-unveils-its-2018-slate/ "Whistler Film Festival Unveils Its 2018 Slate"]. 'That Shelf', November 2, 2018.] and was screened at the 2019 Canadian Film Festival,[Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/film/038288/canadian-film-festival-review-red-rover/ "Canadian Film Fest Review: Red Rover"]. 'TheGATE.ca', March 18, 2019.] before being released commercially in 2020.[
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Critical response
Several critics, including Chris Knight of the 'National Post'[ and Barry Hertz of 'The Globe and Mail',][Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-canadian-rom-com-red-rover-resurrects-the-manic-pixie-dream-girl-with/ "Canadian rom-com Red Rover resurrects the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, with unbearably quirky results"]. 'The Globe and Mail', May 11, 2020.] criticized the film for resurrecting the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope popular in independent films of the early 2010s.
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