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Shoot to Marry (2020)

Shoot to Marry poster
Original title
Shoot To Marry
Directed by
Steve Markle
Genre
documentary
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker interviews women under the false pretense of making a film about interesting people, but his real motive is to find a date after a breakup. Through these interactions, he learns from the women he meets and begins to change his own perspective.

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What happens

Shoot to Marry is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Steve Markle. The film centres on Markle's interviews with women he has called under the pretext of making a documentary film about "interesting women", but in fact with the goal of meeting a new woman to date and marry after breaking up with his longtime girlfriend. Ultimately, Markle learns from each of the women and undergoes a personal evolution. The film premiered at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Best of Breakouts Audience Award. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Canadian Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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