
Everyoneonboardisyearningforsomethingintheirlives:happiness,love,companionship–andtheluckyonesfindwhattheyarelookingforalongtheway.WeareonaRussiancruiseship,afloatingmicrocosmofcheapluxury,wherealargeandvariedgalleryofpassengersisdriftingdowntheVolga.Mostofthemhavetheirbestyearsbehindthem,andtheyknowit.Buteventheyoungaren'tnecessarilygoodatfiguringouttheworkingsofloveandeachother.Thereisevenafortune-telleronboard,atrueshrewwhodoesn'tminceherwordswhenherfellowpassengerscometohearwhatthefuturewillbring.Lifeislong,happinessisfickle,butthetragicomictoneisaboveallwittyandheart-warming,andwithoutrevealingtoomuch,thereisaprospectofahappyendingevenbeforethejourneyisover.With'BitterLove',thePolishdirectorJerzySladkowskihasmadeafun,charmingandinsightfulfilm,whichisguaranteedtoconqueraheartortwo.
