Driving Mum

This year's nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize from Iceland.

Jon has promised his mother that he will ensure she is buried in her hometown. When she passes away, this leads to a road trip of the rarest kind. Instead of placing her in a coffin, he prepares her body and places his mother in the back seat of the car. He fulfills her last wish and drives around Iceland with his deceased mother in the back seat. But despite her being deceased, she pesters Jon with constant nagging. This is Icelandic gallows humor at its best. «Driving Mum» is a cinematic gem set in 1980, offering a melancholic look back at Icelandic history. It's a classic road movie with absurd humor and enchanting Icelandic landscapes.

Nordic Council Film Prize – Q&A

After the screening of Á FERÐ MEÐ MÖMMU, director Hilmar Oddsson will participate in a Q&A session.

About The Nordic Council’s Film Prize

The purpose of The Nordic Council’s Film Prize is to promote Nordic film production, the Region’s film market and the long-term international position of Nordic film.

It is awarded to a full-length feature that has roots in Nordic culture and displays high standards of artistic quality and originality. Innovation is also weighted heavily. The films nominated should preferably be in one of the Nordic languages.

Read more about the Film Prize here.

Director

Hilmar Oddsson (b. 1957) is an Icelandic director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with The Beast in 1986. Since then, he has made several feature films, including Cold Light (2004), which received two nominations for the Icelandic Ebba Awards. In addition to his work in filmmaking, Oddsson is also a musician and has been a member of the band Melchior since 1973. His latest film, Driving Mum (2022), was recently nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.

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