| You Can Live Forever | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sarah Watts Mark Slutsky |
| Written by | Sarah Watts Mark Slutsky |
| Produced by | Robert Vroom |
| Starring | Anwen O'Driscoll June Laporte Liane Balaban Antoine Yared |
| Cinematography | Gayle Ye |
| Edited by | Amélie Labrèche |
| Music by | CFCF |
Production company | Prospector Films |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media Métropole Films (Canada) |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
You Can Live Forever is a 2022 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky.[1] Set in the 1990s, the film stars Anwen O'Driscoll as Jaime, a teenager who is sent to live with her aunt Beth (Liane Balaban) after her father's death; Beth is married to Jean-François (Antoine Yared), a devoutly religious Jehovah's Witness who aspires to be a leader of his congregation. Jaime soon develops a romantic relationship with Marike (June Laporte), another young woman in the Jehovah's Witness community.[2]
The film's cast also includes Hasani Freeman, Deragh Campbell, Marc-Antoine Auger, Tim Campbell, Xavier Roberge, Lenni-Kim Lalande and Juliette Gariépy.
The film was inspired in part by Watts' own upbringing in a Jehovah's Witness community, but Watts has indicated that it is not autobiographical.[3][4] The film entered production in fall 2021, with filming taking place in Montreal and Saguenay.[5]
The film premiered in June 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[2] You Can Live Forever was also screened at the Reelout Queer Film Festival in February 2023.[5]
- ^ Patrick Hipes, "‘You Can Live Forever’ Trailer: First Look At Canadian LGBTQIA+ Drama In Tribeca’s Viewpoints Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Norman Gidney, "You Can Live Forever". Film Threat, June 23, 2022.
- ^ Fran Hoepfner, "‘You Can Live Forever’ Film Review: Queer Love Blooms Amid Religious Repression". TheWrap, June 11, 2022.
- ^ "You Can Live Forever is queer love story, set in a Jehovah's Witnesses community — and rooted in pain | CBC News". cbc.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Début de tournage pour YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER". Films du Québec, October 21, 2021.