You Can Live Forever

You Can Live Forever is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky and released in 2022.[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]

You Can Live Forever
Directed bySarah Watts
Mark Slutsky
Written bySarah Watts
Mark Slutsky
Produced byRobert Vroom
StarringAnwen O'Driscoll
June Laporte
Liane Balaban
Antoine Yared
CinematographyGayle Ye
Edited byAmélie Labrèche
Music byCFCF
Production
company
Prospector Films
Distributed byMétropole Films
Release date
  • June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) (Tribeca)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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] The film entered production in fall 2021, with filming taking place in Montreal and Saguenay.[4]

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. [4]

Cast
  • Anwen O'Driscoll as Jaime
  • June Laporte as Marike
  • Liane Balaban as Beth
  • Antoine Yared as Jean-François (JF)
  • Hasani Freeman as Nate
  • Deragh Campbell as Amanda

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[5]

Awards

The film was shortlisted for Best Direction in a Feature Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[6]

References
  1. Patrick Hipes, "‘You Can Live Forever’ Trailer: First Look At Canadian LGBTQIA+ Drama In Tribeca’s Viewpoints Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, June 7, 2022.
  2. Norman Gidney, "You Can Live Forever". Film Threat, June 23, 2022.
  3. Fran Hoepfner, "‘You Can Live Forever’ Film Review: Queer Love Blooms Amid Religious Repression". TheWrap, June 11, 2022.
  4. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Début de tournage pour YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER". Films du Québec, October 21, 2021.
  5. "YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.


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