Elling (2002)

  • NR
  • 04/19/2002 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 29m

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.

Petter Næss

Director

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Novel

Axel Hellstenius

Screenplay

Cast

Per Christian Ellefsen's headshot

Per Christian Ellefsen

Elling
Sven Nordin's headshot

Sven Nordin

Kjell Bjarne
Marit Pia Jacobsen's headshot

Marit Pia Jacobsen

Reidun Nordsletten
Jørgen Langhelle's headshot

Jørgen Langhelle

Frank Åsli
Per Christensen's headshot

Per Christensen

Alfons Jørgensen
Hilde Olausson's headshot

Hilde Olausson

Gunn
Ola Otnes's headshot

Ola Otnes

Hauger
Eli Anne Linnestad's headshot

Eli Anne Linnestad

Johanne

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