“They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.”
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.
Per Christian Ellefsen
Elling
Sven Nordin
Kjell Bjarne
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Reidun Nordsletten
Jørgen Langhelle
Frank Åsli
Per Christensen
Alfons Jørgensen
Hilde Olausson
Gunn
Ola Otnes
Hauger
Eli Anne Linnestad
Johanne
Cecilie A. Mosli
Cecilie Kornes
Joachim Rafaelsen
Haakon Willum
Elling is a comedy, drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of mentally disabled, based on novel or book, male friendship, loss of virginity, poetry reading, male virgin. Directed by Petter Næss, it stars Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen. 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.
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