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You Can Live Forever

You Can Live Forever

20236.81h 37m

Overview

When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.

Directed by Sarah Watts
Written by Sarah Watts, Mark Slutsky
Produced by Robert Vroom
Box Office0Revenue: $15K

Top Cast

Anwen O'Driscoll

Anwen O'Driscoll

Jaime Buckley

June Laporte

June Laporte

Marike Donaldson

Liane Balaban

Liane Balaban

Beth

Antoine Yared

Antoine Yared

Jean-Francois

Hasani Freeman

Hasani Freeman

Nathan

Deragh Campbell

Deragh Campbell

Amanda

M

Marc-Antoine Auger

Stoner Dude

J

Jude Ferus

Josue

Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell

Frank

X

Xavier Roberge

Marc-Olivier

Themes & Keywords

lovelgbtjehovah's witnesshomosexuality

About You Can Live Forever

You Can Live Forever is a drama, romance film released in 2023 exploring themes of love, lgbt, jehovah's witness, homosexuality. Directed by Sarah Watts, it stars Anwen O'Driscoll, June Laporte, Liane Balaban. When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.

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