Elling (2001)

03/16/2001 (NO) • 1h 29m

Comedy, Drama

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

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.

Top Billed Cast


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Part of the Elling Collection

Includes Elling, Mother's Elling, Love Me Tomorrow

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Status

Released

Original Language

Norwegian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

mentally disabled

based on novel or book

male friendship

loss of virginity

poetry reading

male virgin

neurotic

oslo, norway

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