Track 29
“Was he her dream or obsession? Was she his mother or his lover?”
1988 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by 
Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas RoegCast
Theresa Russell
Gary OldmanCredits
Written by: Dennis Potter
Plot
A woman meets a man who claims to be her son.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nicolas Roeg's bizarre drama has a lonely woman meeting a man who claims to be her lost son, played by Gary Oldman. Theresa Russell is committed in a weird, dark and uneven mix of fantasy and trauma.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (2,794 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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