Nicolas Roeg’s surreal drama of obsession, model trains, and mother-son reunions in small-town North Carolina.
TRACK 29
Was he her dream or obsession? Was she his mother or his lover?
Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the neglectful Henry. But soon Martin grows violent and becomes obsessed with Henry -- a philandering man whose only offspring is an expansive model train set that devours his waking hours.
Track 29 is a 1988 United Kingdom/United States drama and mystery film directed by Nicolas Roeg about Linda, who reunites with a young man claiming to be her long-lost son, only for obsession and violence to disrupt her unhappy marriage.
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Why Cult
Dennis Potter’s script and Roeg’s direction twist the mother-son reunion into a dark, ambiguous psychological mystery.
Christopher Lloyd’s Henry is more devoted to his elaborate model railway than to his own wife, turning childhood nostalgia into a symbol of marital neglect.
Gary Oldman brings manic, unpredictable energy to Martin, blurring the line between lost son and dangerous interloper.
Set in small-town North Carolina, the film layers its mystery with a sense of regional strangeness and obsession.
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What is Track 29 about? +
Track 29 follows Linda, a woman whose unhappy marriage is upended when a young man claiming to be her long-lost son appears, leading to a spiral of obsession and violence.
When was Track 29 released? +
Track 29 was released in 1988.
Who directed Track 29? +
Track 29 was directed by Nicolas Roeg.
How long is Track 29? +
Track 29 has a runtime of 86 minutes.
What genre is Track 29? +
Track 29 is a drama and mystery film.
Where can I watch Track 29? +
Track 29 is available to watch on SassyFlix.
