Directed by Hilmar Oddsson,
Driving Mum stars Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as a man who lives with his elderly mother
(Kristbjörg Kjeld). When she passes away, he loads her corpse into
his car and sets off on a road trip across Icelandic to honour her wish to
be laid to rest in her home village. Hera Hilmar and
Tómas Lemarquis also star.
* Driving Mum is in UK cinemas from March 1st.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
When Jon’s mother, 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.
