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'You Can Live Forever' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky and released in 2022.Patrick Hipes, [https://deadline.com/video/you-can-live-forever-trailer-first-look-tribeca-festival/ "You Can Live Forever Trailer: First Look At Canadian LGBTQIA+ Drama In Tribecas Viewpoints Lineup"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', June 7, 2022. 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-Franois (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 church community.Norman Gidney, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/you-can-live-forever/ "You Can Live Forever"]. 'Film Threat', June 23, 2022.

The film's cast also includes Hasani Freeman, Deragh Campbell, Marc-Antoine Auger, Tim Campbell, Xavier Roberge, Lenni-Kim Lalande and Juliette Garipy.

The film was inspired in part by Watts' own upbringing as a queer person in a Jehovah's Witness community, but Watts has indicated that it is not autobiographical.Fran Hoepfner, [https://www.thewrap.com/you-can-live-forever-film-review-lgbtq-lesbian-teen-romance-jehovahs-witnesses/ "You Can Live Forever Film Review: Queer Love Blooms Amid Religious Repression"]. 'TheWrap', June 11, 2022. The film entered production in fall 2021, with filming taking place in Montreal and Saguenay.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/debut-de-tournage-pour-you-can-live-forever/ "Dbut de tournage pour YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER"]. 'Films du Qubec', October 21, 2021.

The film premiered in June 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.

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