The We and the I

The We and the I is a 2012 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Michel Gondry. The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] It won International Critics' prize at 2012 Deauville American Film Festival.[6] During the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, 108 Media and Paladin acquired the North American rights to the film, with a release date of March 8, 2013.[7] The film is about teenagers who ride the same bus route on their last day of high school. It was shot in The South Bronx, New York City, New York.

The We and the I
Film poster
Directed by	Michel Gondry
Produced by	Raffi Adlan Georges Bermann
Written by	Michel Gondry Paul Proch and Jeff Grimshaw[1]
Starring	Joe Mele
Cinematography	Alex Disenhof
Edited by	Jeff Buchanan
Distributed by	Partizan films Kinology Mars distribution 108 Media
Release date	May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) (Cannes) March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08) (US)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$42,172[2] (Domestic gross) $251,433[3] (Foreign gross)

Cast

• Michael Brodie as Michael
• Teresa Lynn as Teresa
• Laidychen Carrasco as Laidychen
• Raymond Delgado as Little Raymond
• Jonathan Ortiz as Jonathan
• Raymond Rios as Big Raymond
• Jonathan Worrell as Big T
• Alex Barrios as Alex
• Meghan Niomi Murphy as Niomi
• Brandon Diaz as Brandon
• Elijah Canada as Elijah
• Manuel Rivera as Manuel
• Luis Figueroa as Luis
• Jacobchen Carrasco as Jacobchen
• Mia Lobo as Bus Driver
• Amanda Kay Riley as Beautiful Girl On Bike[1]
• Jillian Rice as Jillian
• Kenneth Quinonez as Kenny
• Amanda Mercado as Amy

References

1. Scott, A. O. (March 7, 2013). "'The We and the I,' Directed by Michel Gondry". The New York Times.
2. The We and the I at Box Office Mojo
3. "The We and the I". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
4. Leffler, Rebecca (April 24, 2012). "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
5. "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
6. "Deauville 2012: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'Una Noche' Win Top Prizes". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
7. Vlessing, Etan (September 8, 2012). "Toronto 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We and the I' Sells to Paladin and 108 Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

External links

• The We and the I on IMDb
• The We and the I at Box Office Mojo