Elling

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2001 · 89 min · R · Comedy · Drama · TMDB 7.1/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Petter Næss

Cast

• Per Christian Ellefsen — Elling
• Sven Nordin — Kjell Bjarne
• Marit Pia Jacobsen — Reidun Nordsletten
• Jørgen Langhelle — Frank Åsli
• Per Christensen — Alfons Jørgensen