

Mamma Gógó
2010-01-01 · 90 min · ★ 5.6
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.
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- Directors
- Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- Production companies
- Spellbound Productions, Filmhuset Produksjoner, Pandora Filmproduktion, Berserk Films, SVT
- Countries
- Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kristbjörg KjeldMamma Gógó
Hilmir Snær GuðnasonThe director
Gunnar EyjólfssonGógó's deceased husband
Margrét VilhjálmsdóttirThe director's wife
Ólafía Hrönn JónsdóttirThe director's Sister 1
Jóhann SigurðarsonThe Bank ManagerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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