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Hilmar Oddsson (born 19 January 1957 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter, film producer and musician.
Feb 27, 2024 · Hilmar Oddsson’s award-winning film Driving Mum is pitch-perfect. Jon has spent the last 30 years looking after his domineering mother. There they sit, side by side, in a remote cottage on Iceland’s western fjords, knitting jumpers to sell to the neighbourhood co-op.
Hilmar Oddsson was born in 1957 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is a writer and director, known for Cold Light (2004), Driving Mum (2022) and No Trace (1998).
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Jun 29, 2023 · In the 1980s and 1990s, Hilmar Oddsson, alongside Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, made significant contributions to the Icelandic film industry. Their films, including “Tár úr steini” and...
Dec 3, 2022 · Hilmar Oddsson’s film, ‘Driving Mum’, received the Grand Prix, the PÖFF’s main-prize, at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, last weekend. The film stars Þröstur Leó ...
Dec 4, 2022 · Hilmar Oddsson on how music and theatre help his road trip roll. When we sat down to chat with Hillmar Oddsson about Driving Mum - which sees a man, Jón (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson) take a very unusual road trip with his mother (Kristbjörg Kjeld) - we talked about the cast, aesthetic and setting, which you can read about here.
Nov 30, 2022 · Shot in crisp black and white that emphasise the dramatic landscapes of Iceland, Hilmar Oddsson’s film tells the story of Jón, a man at the higher end of middle age, who goes on an absurdist road trip across his mum in order to honour her last wish… and with her dead body, complete with make-up, sitting in the back of the car, while he ...
