A couple reluctantly pick up a young man and he goes out sailing with them. Pressure mounts between the three, driven largely by the middle aged man trying to outdo the younger. Tension slowly builds and leads to a set of circumstances that will affect them all.
Very little actually takes place - in fact the sailing routines are quite interesting - but slowly and surely the pompous Andrzej pushes and pushes the young boy and you know it'll end in tears. How Polanski keeps the tension and sexual overtones bubbling so well with little occurring has to be admired - although certainly this is not to everyone's taste, particularly lovers of thrillers
Very little actually takes place - in fact the sailing routines are quite interesting - but slowly and surely the pompous Andrzej pushes and pushes the young boy and you know it'll end in tears. How Polanski keeps the tension and sexual overtones bubbling so well with little occurring has to be admired - although certainly this is not to everyone's taste, particularly lovers of thrillers