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Driving Mum

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When Jon's mother dies, the single most dominant person in his life passes away, his anchor is gone. Compelled to honor her last wish, he takes on a journey to bring the body across Iceland to her home village for the final rest. As they travel on, Jon's whole existence obtains a new meaning.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) This droll road movie uses the wild landscape to powerful effect, and features the best Icelandic canine acting since Godland. Rated: 3/5 Mar 3, 2024 Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian The comic style is reminiscent of Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki, especially the deadpan way the film uses music. At the same time, this is very much an Icelandic film, one that celebrates the breathtaking emptiness of the landscape. Rated: 4/5 Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Jayne Nelson Radio Times Despite the often glacial pacing and gloomy subject matter, writer/director Hilmar Oddsson's screenplay is filled with humour. Its main concern is to showcase how humans fail to communicate properly with each other. Rated: 3/5 Mar 7, 2024 Full Review Sarah Kent The Arts Desk Kristbjörg Kjeld is brilliant as the the back seat driver from hell – a disgruntled corpse who occasionally opens her eyes to berate her feckless son. And Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson makes your heart bleed. Rated: 5/5 Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Hilmar Oddsson’s Driving Mum is a strange comedy but it slowly grows on you. Rated: 3/5 Feb 22, 2024 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming There are times in this film when watching it is as fun as a road trip with a corpse would imaginably be. Rated: 2/5 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Hilmar Oddsson

Director

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Actor

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Actor

Tómas Lemarquis

Actor

Hera Hilmar

Actor

Prostur Leo Gunnarsson

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Synopsis When Jon's mother dies, the single most dominant person in his life passes away, his anchor is gone. Compelled to honor her last wish, he takes on a journey to bring the body across Iceland to her home village for the final rest. As they travel on, Jon's whole existence obtains a new meaning.
Director
Hilmar Oddsson
Producer
Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Screenwriter
Hilmar Oddsson, Hilmar Oddsson
Production Co
Ursus Parvus
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Icelandic
Runtime
1h 52m