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Illusive Tracks
“Nothing is necessarily what it seems...”
6.0 / 10• 2003• 1h 40m•NR• Swedish
ComedyThriller
Storyline
Christmas 1945. In a train from Stockholm to Berlin are a motley collection. It is the failure of the author Gunnar who wants to leave his old life and make a contribution in Berlin; physician Henry who plan to marry Marie and likewise Henry's current wife Karin, who he plans to kill during the journey, the middle-aged gay couple Pompe and Sixten, a soldier going to Uppsala but is on the wrong train: the cheerful and cynical old Margaret, and a dressed elf and a surly conductor. With the train are also a number of Baltic refugees accompanied by two nuns to be sent to Germany.
Cast & Crew
Gustaf Hammarsten
Gunnar Wern
Lead
Magnus Roosmann
Henry Schmalensee
Anna Björk
Marie (Henry's Lover)
Kristina Törnqvist
Karin (Henry's Wife)
Robert Gustafsson
The Soldier
Peter Dalle
The Conductor
Lena Nyman
Märit
Gösta Ekman
Theodor Bäckström (Pompe)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Dalle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Illusive Tracks is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
