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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 obvious to hide, the community moves to separate the two, forcing them each to make a terrible choice between faith and love.

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Narratively subtle and beautifully acted, You Can Live Forever finds soulful drama at the intersection of sexual orientation and religious faith.

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You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Tara Brady Irish Times This compassionate story of puppy love – co-written and codirected by the former Witness Sarah Watts – shows more understanding towards the community. Rated: 4/5 Jul 4, 2023 Full Review You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Peter Bradshaw Guardian It’s got something of Jeanette Winterson’s tenderness, if not exactly the wit, and the movie is interesting and even faintly subversive in its implied analogies concerning conversion and enclosed behaviour systems. Rated: 3/5 Jun 12, 2023 Full Review You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Sweet, gentle, and understated. May 17, 2023 Full Review You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Walter Chaw Film Freak Central There's hope here: hope in the idea that abandoning friendships is still bad and that families, blood or relational, are still the glue holding society together... Jan 5, 2024 Full Review You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jackson Weaver CBC News [L]ike so many LGBTQ coming-of-age stories before it, You Can Live Forever is about crushing your heart into a pulp. And, like so many of those, it succeeds — though with an added note of misery. Rated: 4/5 Oct 16, 2023 Full Review You Can Live Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Marie Saadeh Exclaim! A film with this plotline has the potential to leave its audience shattered, but You Can Live Forever just leaves us wanting to feel more. Rated: 5/10 Aug 17, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thisssssd❤️❤️ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Audience Member I loved this movie especially the music and how it went quite every time it was just them 2, really hope there is a second movie to finish off the story cos I love it but hate it at the same time if yknow what I mean like I love it but it’s sad but hey no lesbians die so woop woop 🙌 Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/24 Full Review dzee k one of the best sapphic film I have watched so far, Although I didn't like how the ending turned out to be, overall it was great. cant stop myself on wanting to watch it over and over again Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It’s mental illness against biological science? It’s box office of merely $18k is a proof of its failure. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Agustinus S nice story, picture, epic scenes with well-crafted music. loved it! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Lisa S Ok I have seen many a WLW movie but this one is special. Amazingly acted by June and Anwen. Let me just say...Anwen, the performance you gave girl...subtle and deep and passionate. How did you not win an award? I'm serious. I have seen you in other roles and you really embraced this character and brought her to life. June is just stunning and so honest as a love interest struggling with her faith. I grew up in a strict religion and this story brought me so much joy and healing for that young girl still inside me. I loved this movie so much I bought it!! I cry every time. Thank you for making such a beautifully written and acted love story. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sarah Watts Director Mark Slutsky Director Anwen O'Driscoll Jaime June Laporte Marike Jennifer Laporte Actor Liane Balaban Actor
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Synopsis 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 obvious to hide, the community moves to separate the two, forcing them each to make a terrible choice between faith and love.

Director
Sarah Watts, Mark Slutsky

Producer
Robert Vroom

Screenwriter
Mark Slutsky, Sarah Watts

Distributor
Good Deed Entertainment

Production Co
Prospector Films

Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+

Original Language
Canadian French

Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2023, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2023

Runtime
1h 36m
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