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film festival circuit in 2015 before going into general theatrical release in 2016."'Portrait of a Serial Monogamist' is a slight rom-com"
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'', January 28, 2016. Written and directed by John Mitchell and Christina Zeidler, the film stars

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as Elsie Neufeld, a

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who breaks up with her latest girlfriend Robyn (

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) and accepts a dare from her friends to stay single for five months instead of rushing into a new relationship."Portrait of a Serial Monogamist"
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'', February 10, 2016. However, she finds her resolve tested by the arrival of new love interest Lolli (Vanessa Dunn), as well as the nagging suspicion that breaking up with Robyn may have been a mistake. The film's cast also includes

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and

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* 2015 films Canadian romantic comedy films Canadian LGBT-related films LGBT-related romantic comedy films 2015 LGBT-related films 2015 romantic comedy films English-language Canadian films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub