Film
Driving Mum (12A)
Dir. Hilmar Oddsson, Iceland/Estonia, 2023, 112 mins, Icelandic with English subtitles. Cast. Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hera Hilmar.
This darkly comedic road movie is a bewitching odyssey. When Jon’s mother, the single most dominant person in his life, passes away, his anchor is gone. But having left him a series of instructions to follow upon her death, Jón sets out on a journey across Iceland to honour her final wishes – including being buried in her home village. Strapping her into his Ford Cortina, and with the beloved (and scene-stealing) family dog Brezhnev in tow, Jón sets off on his strange odyssey. With his late mum still relentlessly nagging him from the back seat, he meets a variety of peculiar and charming strangers en route, and encounters some ghosts from his past too…
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This darkly comedic road movie is a bewitching odyssey. When Jon’s mother, the single most dominant person in his life, passes away, his anchor is gone. But having left him a series of instructions to follow upon her death, Jón sets out on a journey across Iceland to honour her final wishes – including being buried in her home village. Strapping her into his Ford Cortina, and with the beloved (and scene-stealing) family dog Brezhnev in tow, Jón sets off on his strange odyssey. With his late mum still relentlessly nagging him from the back seat, he meets a variety of peculiar and charming strangers en route, and encounters some ghosts from his past too…
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
