You Can Live Forever

Name: You Can Live Forever
Genre: Drama
Released: May 5, 2023
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Antoine Yared, Anwen O'Driscoll, Catherine-Amélie Côté, Deragh Campbell, Hasani Freeman

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Good Deed Entertainment | Release Date: May 5, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Antoine Yared, Anwen O'Driscoll, Catherine-Amélie Côté, Deragh Campbell, Hasani Freeman, Jennifer Laporte, Jude Ferris, Liane Balaban, Marc-Antoine Auger, Tim Campbell

Summary: In the early ‘90s, gay teen Jaime is sent to live with her devout Jehovah’s Witness relatives after the death of her father. Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike, daughter of a prominent Witness Elder. The two are instantly drawn to each other, and begin a secret, unspoken romance. But when their attraction becomes too obviousIn the early ‘90s, gay teen Jaime is sent to live with her devout Jehovah’s Witness relatives after the death of her father. Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike, daughter of a prominent Witness Elder. The two are instantly drawn to each other, and begin a secret, unspoken romance. But when their attraction becomes too obvious to hide, the community moves to separate the two, forcing them each to make a terrible choice between faith and love.… Expand

Director: Mark Slutsky and Sarah Watts

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Chris Knight

Apr 14, 2023

One can forgive the occasional stumble in such a powerful debut feature. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Isaac Feldberg

May 5, 2023

A tender and compassionate debut feature by writer/directors Mark Slutsky and Sarah Watts, the latter of whom grew up gay in a Jehovah’s Witness community, You Can Live Forever lets the romantic tension between its protagonists build slowly and naturally, in stolen glances and small touches. Read full review

Barry Hertz

For all its aches and pains, the heart of You Can Live Forever doesn’t so much beat as skip, haltingly and disconcertingly, as it tries to keep its own lifeblood pumping. Read full review

Fran Hoepfner

Apr 13, 2023

It’s a promising feature with an original focus, handled with romantic dexterity and thoughtful wisdom. Read full review

Tara Brady

Jun 16, 2023

Recent cinematic representations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, notably in Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning, Richard Eyre’s The Children Act and Daniel Kokotajlo’s Apostasy, have not been kind to the Christian denomination. This compassionate story of puppy love – co-written and codirected by the former Witness Sarah Watts – shows more understanding towards the community, through conversations. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

May 4, 2023

Though the well-crafted film makes use of a unique regional setting for some moving moments, its straightforward approach to well-worn territory offers few surprises Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

May 4, 2023

You Can Live Forever sticks to a fairly common coming-of-age trajectory. Read full review

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Dunkaccino

Jul 17, 2023

The epilogue of the film is too hesitant and vague while the rest of the film is neither of those things. We just need satisfaction, and for the film to inspire some feeling in us. You Can Live Forever doesn’t do enough of this.

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arostislavna

May 12, 2023

Basically a Jehovah's Witness copy of Disobedience, same blasphemy, same lesbian tragedy trope ending.

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