Me. You. He. She

Me. You. He. She (Russian: Я, ты, он, она, romanized: Ya, ty, on, ona; Ukrainian: Я, ти, він, вона, romanized: Ya, ty, vin, vona) is a 2018 Ukrainian romantic comedy directed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy and David Dodson. The film stars Anastasiya Korotkaya and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It was produced by the creative association Kvartal 95 Studio.[1]

Me. You. He. She
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVolodymyr Zelenskyy, David Dodson
Written byEvgeniy Burgela, David Dodson, Dmitriy Grigorenko, Andrey Ilkov, Yuriy Mikulenko, Aleksandr Shchur, Andrey Yakovlev, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Aleksey Zhilenkov, Stanislav Zubritskiy[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKinoKvartal
Production
companies
Distributed byB&H Film Distribution Company (Україна)
Release date
  • December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUkraine
LanguagesRussian, Ukrainian (dubbed)
Box office$2.7 million.[2]

Plot

Maxim and Yana have been married for 10 years. Their relationship has become a union, love has become respect, and passion has become a duty. And when tempting prospects appear on the horizon, the couple decides to divorce. However, the court, not having heard weighty reasons for divorce, according to the legislation of Ukraine, gives the spouses a month for reconciliation. Husband and wife decide during this time to explore their most daring dreams and fantasies that they had refused themselves for ten years of marriage.[3][1]

Cast

In the main roles were Yevhen Koshovy, Nastya Korotka, Nadia Dorofeeva and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Further roles were cast with the actors Stas Baklan, Olga Sumska, Sergei Babkin, Yuri Tkach and Olga Polyakova.[4]

Role Actor
Maxim Tkachenko Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Yana Tkachenko Anastasiya Korotkaya
Borys Yevhen Koshovy
Lyena Dorofeeva
Neighbour Stanislav Boklan
Neighbour Olha Sumska
Judge Tamara Yatsenko
Judge's assistant Boris Knizhenko
Real Estate Agent Daryna Trehubova
Bully #1 Sergey Babkin
Bully #2 Sergey Bibilov
Senior doctor Aleksandr Ignatusha
Leader of "fights without rules" Aleksandr Pikalov
Yana's father Yuriy Vysotsky
Yana's grandfather Valeriy Sheptekita
Yana's mother Nadiya Kondratovska
Yana's sister Vira Kobzar
Seryoga Yuri Tkach
Court security guard Maxim Pankiv
The guy at McDonald's Alexander Nevzorov
Zhorik Danilo Oskin
Neighbour Olena Kravets

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Production

The film was originally shot in Russian and later dubbed into Ukrainian. During the premiere press conference of the producers, Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured journalists that "initially the script of the film was written in Ukrainian" and only "later it had to be translated into Russian for Lithuanian actress Agne Grudite who was to play the lead role of Yana and who did not speak Ukrainian". At the last minute, Grudite refused to participate in the film. The role of Yana was then cast with Ukrainian actress Anastasiya Korotkaya, but the movie was still produced in Russian.[3] Filming took place in late summer 2018 in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv.[5]

Budget

The project project became one of the winners of the 10th State Cinema Competition.[6] The total cost of the film was set at ₴36.9 million[6] (approx. US$1.3 million[7]). The film was shot with the support of the State Cinema and 49% of the film's budget was financed by the state.[4][6]

Release
Evgeniy Koshevoy and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the premiere of the film

The film premiered in Ukraine on December 27, 2018, and achieved a record in the collection of Ukrainian films, raising more than ₴71 million[8] (approx. US$2.5 million[7]). The film was watched by almost 800,000 viewers and was also released abroad. In Kazakhstan the tape was released on January 10, 2019,[4] in Latvia on January 11, 2019, under the title "Es, tu, viņš, viņa",[9] in Lithuania on January 11, 2019, under the title "Aš, tu, jis ir ji"[10] and in Estonia on January 18, 2019, under the title "Lahuta, et armastada".[11]

In March 2019, the film became available with Ukrainian dubbing on the VOD platform Megogo.[12] Later, on April 17, the premiere of the film with Ukrainian dubbing took place on television on the 1 + 1 TV channel.[8] After that, on April 18, 2019, the creators released a film with Ukrainian dubbing in the public domain on the platform "1 + 1 video".[13]

Reviews

The film received negative reviews from some Ukrainian viewers and critics due to the fact that, contrary to the promises of the head of Kvartal 95 Studio, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the film was shot not in Ukrainian but in Russian, and dubbed into Ukrainian only in post-production.[14][15]

References
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  2. "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ""Я, ти, він, вона"". RBC.UA. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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  5. "Я, ти, він, вона". Planet Kino. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. "Він і вона". Detektor Media. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. "Online Currency Converter". Free Currency Rates. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. "Я, ти, він, вона". Detektor Media. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. "Es, tu, viņš, viņa". BestFilm.EU. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. "Aš, tu, jis ir ji". BestFilm.EU. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. "Lahuta, et armastada". BestFilm.EU. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. "Я, Ти, Він, Вона". Megogo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  13. "Я, ти, він, вона". 1plus1. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  14. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his virtual world". Detektor. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  15. "Zelenskyy transition period. Movie of the day". Ukrinform. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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