Summaries

A film director's personal journey experiencing his mother's disappearance into the Alzheimer disease, a film with essential Fridriksson's ingredients, humour, compassion and strong visual style.

Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son's and family's reaction to her illness. While Gógó is continuously getting herself into trouble, of the kind only a person with Alzheimer can, the son, the director is struggling with financial troubles after his film Children of Nature has flopped in the cinema. As Gógó's disease progresses her family decides that it is best for her to move to a nursing home. Gógó and her deceased husband, who appears on the scene, are not happy with that decision. The director is dependent on others when it comes to his finances and when Gógó settles into the nursing home he decides to sell his mother's apartment and valuable artwork but the profits of the sale help him to get by.—Gudrun Edda Thorhannesdottir

Details

Keywords
  • journey
  • strong
  • satire
  • film director
  • alzheimer's disease
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 31, 2009
Countries of origin Germany United Kingdom Norway Sweden Iceland
Language Icelandic
Filming locations Hofsós, Iceland
Production companies Filmhuset Produksjoner Berserk Films Hughrif / Spellbound Productions

Box office

Budget $196000000
Gross worldwide $190422

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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