Twelve years ago Anya and Zhenya had a daughter, Nadya. They were very young, and their life soon became a problem. Zhenya ended up in jail, and Anya and Nadya ended up living with Zhenyas family. During the twelve years that have passed, Anya has done quite a lot of changes in her own and Nadya’s life, some of them involving Zhenya. The first time Zhenya went to jail – for beating Anya – he didn’t have to stay that long. But the second time he was sentenced to four years, for rape. During most of the twelve years Anya has worked with Zhenyas mother in their shoemaker’s workshop. Zhenyas father, a retired policeman, has come and gone in the shop, taken care of his granddaughter, but also had a relationship with Anya. When Sasha, Zhenya’s father, beats Anya and ends up in prison, Anya finally leaves Zhenyas family.

Vi som älskade är en mörk och personlig berättelse om en rysk medelklassfamilj vars liv hotar att bryta samman. Filmarna Kåge Jonsson och Håkan Pieniowski har följt familjen sedan Nadja var nyfödd för tolv år sedan. Ryssland, ett land i stark förändring, bildar bakgrunden till den här filmen. Vi som älskade är en uppföljning till Jag älskar dig, Natasja som vann Prix d’Italia 1999. 1h 13 min.