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You and I

You and I

Love and desire... It gets complicated.

20114.61h 41m

Overview

Janie Sawyer, an American teenager, is forced to live in Moscow because of her father's job. Janie is trying to escape her lonely life in Moscow through her deep love of music and the internet. Janie and Lana Starkova meet on a fansite for the pop-band t.A.T.u. Trapped in a small Russian town, Lana wants desperately nothing more than to flee her mundane life causing the two girls to develop an instant connection through their love of t.A.T.u.'s music.

Directed by Roland Joffé
Written by Anastasiya Moiseyeva, Andrew Cullen, Luke Goltz
Produced by Sergei Konov, Leonid Minkovski
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0M0

Top Cast

Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton

Lana

Shantel VanSanten

Shantel VanSanten

Janie

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Edward

Alex Kaluzhsky

Alex Kaluzhsky

Dima

Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

Ian

Helena Mattsson

Helena Mattsson

Kira

I

Igor Desyatnikov

Ivan

A

Aleksandr Byelonogov

Max

Lena Katina

Lena Katina

Elena

Julia Volkova

Julia Volkova

Yulia

Themes & Keywords

concertdrug addictionpop culturenightclubseductionfemale friendshipfashion photographerlesbian relationshipintoxicationmodelingmoscow, russiaprovincial lifefemale singersmusic producer

About You and I

You and I is a drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of concert, drug addiction, pop culture, nightclub, seduction, female friendship. Directed by Roland Joffé, it stars Mischa Barton, Shantel VanSanten, Anton Yelchin. Janie Sawyer, an American teenager, is forced to live in Moscow because of her father's job. Janie is trying to escape her lonely life in Moscow through her deep love of music and the internet. Janie and Lana Starkova meet on a fansite for the pop-band t.A.T.u. Trapped in a small Russian town, Lana wants desperately nothing more than to flee her mundane life causing the two girls to develop an instant connection through their love of t.A.T.u.'s music.

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