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Elling

They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.

Film20011h 29mReleased

DramaComedy
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Director
Petter Næss
Language
Norwegian
Released
2001-03-16
Runtime
1h 29m

Community score

7.1196 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.7

The story

40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.

Cast

  • Per Christian Ellefsen
    Per Christian EllefsenElling
  • Sven Nordin
    Sven NordinKjell Bjarne
  • Marit Pia Jacobsen — artwork unavailable
    Marit Pia JacobsenReidun Nordsletten
  • Jørgen Langhelle
    Jørgen LanghelleFrank Åsli
  • Per Christensen
    Per ChristensenAlfons Jørgensen
  • Hilde Olausson
    Hilde OlaussonGunn
  • Ola Otnes
    Ola OtnesHauger
  • Eli Anne Linnestad
    Eli Anne LinnestadJohanne
  • Cecilie A. Mosli
    Cecilie A. MosliCecilie Kornes
  • Joachim Rafaelsen
    Joachim RafaelsenHaakon Willum