DRIVING MUM

DRIVING MUM by Hilmar Oddsson
Drama Black Comedy 112' Icelandic French with English Subs
Awards Grand Prix, Best Original Score - PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights 2022 Best Actor - Bifest 2023 FILM OF THE YEAR, DIRECTING, SCREENPLAY, LEADING ACTOR, LEADING ACTRESS, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE-UP, ORIGINAL SCORE - EDDA Awards 2024

Festivals Les Arcs 24, Filmfest Hamburg 23, Love & Anarchy Helsinki IFF 23, Oslo Pix 23, Norwegian IFF Haugesund 23, TIFF Romania 23, Shanghai IFF 23, Golden Horse Fantastic FF 23, Cleveland FF 23, Bifest 23, Glasgow FF 23, Göteborg FF 23, WP PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights 22 MP TIFF Selects 2022

A man tries to honour his mother’s dying wish to be buried in her home in a remote Icelandic village … by propping her up in the back seat of his car and driving her there.

When Jon’s mother dies, the single most dominant person in his life
passes away, his anchor is gone. Compelled to honour 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.

'Happy-sad Icelandic road movie hits the spot' - THE GUARDIAN

'Enjoyably dark and dour comedy road movie''- SCREEN

'Exquisite Icelandic dramedy with flavours of Bergman' - DMOVIES

Dark comedy that has you laughing out loud' - THE ARTS DESK

'Amusing, moving, surprising' - THE MOVIE WAFFLER

About our director

When Hilmar Oddsson reached sixty years of age, he decided to resign from the position of the Icelandic film school rector which he had held for almost a decade. he decided to dedicate himself to filmmaking. A long pause in filmmaking may cause uncertainty in some, but not in Hilmar. Firstly, because he carried the idea for this movie with him for three decades. Secondly, his strong baggage includes a diverse set of experiences from a lifetime in films.

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