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71% Critic Match
Elling
“They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.”
7.1 / 10• 2001• 1h 29m•R• Norwegian
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Per Christian Ellefsen
Elling
Lead
Sven Nordin
Kjell Bjarne
MP
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Reidun Nordsletten
Jørgen Langhelle
Frank Åsli
Per Christensen
Alfons Jørgensen
Hilde Olausson
Gunn
Ola Otnes
Hauger
Eli Anne Linnestad
Johanne
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Petter Næss's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elling is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
