Bitter Love
Горькая любовь
A bitter comedy about a ship with broken hearts and shattered illusions
International Competition
A lovesick misfit, a mysterious beauty, a retired civil servant, a randy fortuneteller and a doubtful young couple meet in late summer on a Russian river cruise on Volga. As many other passengers, they board the ship with broken hearts and shattered illusions, but also hoping for a change into better, seeking peace and space to come into terms with meaning for their lives. What does fate have in store for them?
A lovesick misfit, a mysterious beauty, a retired civil servant, a randy fortuneteller and a doubtful young couple meet in late summer on a Russian river cruise on Volga. As many other passengers, they board the ship with broken hearts and shattered illusions, but also hoping for a change into better, seeking peace and space to come into terms with meaning for their lives. What does fate have in store for them?
2020, Sweden, Poland, Finland, 86 min., 18+
- Director:
- Jerzy Sladkowski
- Genre:
- documentary
- Language:
- Russian
Awards & Festivals
Flahertiana - International Documentary Film Festival – Grand Prix for the best film (Big Golden Nanook Award)