Red 11


Red 11 is a 2019 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez co-wrote this film with his son Racer Max, who had already collaborated on his father's film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D in 2005. The film is inspired by his experiences described in the 1995 book Rebel Without a Crew by Rodriguez. The film stars Roby Attal, Lauren Hatfield, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Eman Esfandi, Steve Brudniak, Brently Heilbron, Pierce Foster Bailey, Katherine Willis, Ulysses Montoya and Carlos Gallardo.
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW festival on March 15, 2019. It also premiered at the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019, the Overlook Film Festival on May 31, 2019 and the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival on September 14, 2019. The film will be released in 2020 on Tubi in the United States.

Premise

Cast

Development

In 2017, Red 11 was revealed to be based on Robert Rodriguez's experiences in a medical research facility to finance his first feature El Mariachi.

Filming

In November 2017, Rodriguez announced production has begun on an untitled film, revealed to be Red 11, which would only cost $7,000 to produce.

Release

Red 11 had its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW festival on March 15, 2019, where it was nominated for the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award. It also premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019, the Overlook Film Festival on May 31, 2019 and the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival on September 14, 2019. The film will be released in 2020 on streaming service Tubi in the United States.

Reception

According to the website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.17/10.
At its SXSW premiere, the film garnered mostly negative reviews. John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "the biggest lesson Red 11 teaches is an inadvertent one: Even a scrappy, seat-of-the-pants production needs a good script". Peter Debruge of Variety wrote that the "thriller is a clunky, badly acted, and frequently embarrassing by-the-numbers picture at best, held together with shoestring and paper clips". Griffin Shiller of The Playlist wrote that the film's "narrative is convoluted and often gets bogged down by its on-the-nose meta-commentary".