Bitter Moon
Turkish title: Acı Ay
“A kinky voyage with a full head of steam.”
1992 · 2 h 19 min
Directed by 
Roman Polanski
Roman PolanskiCast
Hugh Grant 
Peter Coyote 
Emmanuelle Seigner 
Kristin Scott Thomas
Credits
Written by: Pascal Bruckner
Plot
A couple on a cruise hear a stranger's story of obsession.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roman Polanski's cruise-ship drama is a lurid, darkly comic tale of obsession and cruelty. Over-the-top and sometimes silly, it is deliciously perverse and gleefully uncomfortable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (46,994 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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