Backtrack (2015)

Release date: 2016-01-29
Country: Australia|UK|United Arab Emirates|Canada
Language: English
Director: Michael Petroni
Production Co: Screen Australia, Bankside Films, See Pictures
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 5.9/10
Length: 1h 30min

Storyline

Psychologist Peter Bower's life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers a strange secret about his patients. Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right. But is the reward worth risking more than a single life?

Plot Keywords

train tracks, fainting, death, ghost, hallucination, father son relationship, bicycle, therapist, girl, female police officer, repressed memory, memory, train derailment, umbrella, rain, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, handcuffs, policewoman, police car

Short Review

Backtrack has a classy, downcast aesthetic that feels a bit like an old piece of furniture melted down and turned into celluloid, or a film infused with the fabric of a chesterfield.