Driving Mum
Film details
| Film Title | Driving Mum |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 112mins |
| Year | 2022 |
| Country | Estonia, Iceland |
| Director | Hilmar Oddsson |
| Actors | Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Tómas Lemarquis, Hera Hilmar, Harpa Arnardóttir, Kjartan Bjargmundsson, Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Pétur Eggerz, Ásgrímur Egilsson, Alexander Dantes Erlendsson |
| Language | French, Icelandic |
| AKA | Á Ferð með Mömmu |
| Showings |
The death of Jon’s mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Bresnef the dog comes along and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of.
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.
★★★★
