A most unusual, short-lived romance unfolds in this touching film directed by Catherine Breillat about a seemingly knowing French teenager (Gilles Guillan) and an older, apparently embittered British woman, Alice (Sarah Pratt), who meet on a ferry. The two start out as curious strangers who attempt to find common ground through idle conversation, but are quickly enveloped in a teasing push-pull that reeks of sexual tension and power shifts.