Track 29

Set in a rural stretch of Wilmington, North Carolina, the story unfolds against a quiet Southern backdrop. The world comprises Linda’s home, Henry’s clinic, a cafe, and a local bar, painting a intimate and claustrophobic portrait of domestic life. The small-town atmosphere contrasts with the unsettling events that intrude from the outside, heightening the sense of unease.

👩‍👧 Identity & Motherhood

Linda confronts a crisis around motherhood and birth history when a man claims to be her son. The film examines what defines family—blood ties versus memory and emotional bonds—within a fraught domestic sphere. Linda’s maternal instincts surface as she navigates the fragile line between care and instability. The tension tests the meaning of motherhood under extraordinary circumstances.

🌀 Reality vs Illusion

Martin’s presence blurs the line between real contact and imagined influence. Linda’s perception wavers, sometimes treating Martin as a tangible person and other times as a figment of her psyche. The plot interweaves memory, dissociation, and subjective truth, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. This tension keeps the audience unsure about what is truly occurring.

💔 Betrayal & Domestic Strife

Henry’s affair with Nurse Stein exposes fractures in Linda’s marriage and intensifies her sense of isolation. The marital breach compounds Linda’s fragility and drives the narrative’s emotional charge. The domestic setting becomes a pressure cooker where trust deteriorates and conflict escalates.

🔪 Violence & Mortality

The tension culminates in visions of harm within the home, as Martin’s influence and Linda’s unraveling conjure a violent possibility. The narrative uses these moments to explore how trauma, memory, and desire can lead to deadly consequences. The imagery of blood and danger marks the film’s meditation on mortality within intimate spaces.