The horizons of Iceland’s remoted Westfjords, shot in ethereal widescreen and crisp black and white, appear boundless. Not that you’d realize it from the lifetime of Jón (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson). Dour and middle-aged, he lives together with his aged, hectoring mom (Kristbjörg Kjeld) and a canine referred to as Bresnef, days away from the closest neighbours. However when his mom dies, Jón should fulfil her final want and drive her corpse throughout the nation. Away from the jail of his house, he begins to query his life. And Mama has lots to say on the matter (loss of life hasn’t made her any much less argumentative). This droll street film makes use of the wild panorama to highly effective impact, and options one of the best Icelandic canine performing since Godland.
