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.
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Per Christian Ellefsen
Elling
Sven Nordin
Kjell Bjarne
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Marit Pia Jacobsen
Reidun Nordsletten
Jørgen Langhelle
Frank Åsli
Per Christensen
Alfons Jørgensen
Hilde Olausson
Gunn
Ola Otnes
Hauger
Eli Anne Linnestad
Johanne
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Movie Info
Release Date
March 16, 2001
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
R
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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