Was he her dream or obsession? Was she his mother or his lover?
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Writer: Dennis Potter
Producer: Rick McCallum
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.
86 min
Rating: 5.5/10
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Theresa Russell
Linda Henry
Gary Oldman
Martin
Christopher Lloyd
Henry Henry
Colleen Camp
Arlanda
Sandra Bernhard
Nurse Stein
Seymour Cassel
Dr. Bernard Fairmont
Movie Info
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Writer: Dennis Potter
Producer: Rick McCallum
Production Companies: Handmade Films
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
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