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Track 29 (1988)

Track 29 poster
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a stale marriage is visited by a young man who claims to be the son she gave up for adoption years ago. His arrival stirs up buried secrets and pushes her toward a psychological breaking point.

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What happens

Track 29 is a 1988 psychological drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Colleen Camp, Sandra Bernhard, Seymour Cassel, and Christopher Lloyd. It was produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films with Rick McCallum. The film was nominated for and won a few awards at regional film festivals. The writer, Dennis Potter, adapted his earlier television play, Schmoedipus (1974), changing the setting from London to the United States. It was filmed in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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