Synopsis
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Acclaimed author Robyn Smith (Quick) becomes disillusioned with her childless and average life with her loving husband Oscar (Hill) until she stumbles across an old flame (Glover) who has invented a formula that reverses the aging process.
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| Directed by | Henk Pretorious |
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| Cinematography | Lorenzo Levrini |
| Edited by | Megan Gill |
| Music by | Walter Mair |
Production company | Dark Matter Studios [1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Forever Young is a 2023 science-fiction-romance film directed by Henk Pretorious and written by Pretorious, Jennifer Nicole Stang and Greg Blyth. It stars Bernard Hill, Diana Quick, Stephanie Beacham, Amy Tyger and Mark Jackson and was released at film festivals on 12 June 2023 and then digitally on 26 January 2024. [2]
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Acclaimed author Robyn Smith (Quick) becomes disillusioned with her childless and average life with her loving husband Oscar (Hill) until she stumbles across an old flame (Glover) who has invented a formula that reverses the aging process.
The film began production known as Age before being renamed Forever Now, [4] and then again changed to Forever Young just before its theatrical release. Forever Young's official trailer was released on 11 October 2023. [5]
Forever Young received mixed reviews from critics. Cath Clarke of The Guardian praised Quick's performance, calling it "first rate in a second rate film", while criticising the script, naming it unserious and uninteresting". [6] [7] Kevin Maher of The Times , again lauded Quick's role but called the overall plot an "intensely peculiar tale". [8] [9]