Elling
“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.
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3 films
Cast
13 people
Per Christian Ellefsen
Elling
Known for
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Sven Nordin
Kjell Bjarne
Known for
Lilyhammer
Wisting
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Reidun Nordsletten
Also in
Most People Live in China
Cigarettes
Jørgen Langhelle
Frank Åsli
Known for
The Thing
Round-Trip
Per Christensen
Alfons Jørgensen
Also in
Tonny
Equilibrium – Det er meg du skal elske
Hilde Olausson
Gunn
Known for
22 July
Viking Wolf
Ola Otnes
Hauger
Known for
Norsemen
Viking Wolf
Eli Anne Linnestad
Johanne
Known for
Ragnarok
I Am Dina
Cecilie A. Mosli
Cecilie Kornes
Known for
Furia
Next Door
Joachim Rafaelsen
Haakon Willum
Known for
Headhunters
Exit
Per Gørvell
Eriksen
Known for
Occupied
King of Devil's Island
Knud Dahl
Servitør på bar
No other roles listed
Petter Næss Director · Axel Hellstenius Screenplay Ingvar Ambjørnsen Author
United States release May 29, 2002 · Produced in Norway
Production
Maipo Film
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Norway · March 16, 2001
Theatrical
United States · May 29, 2002
Theatrical
Czechia
January 25, 2003 · Digital
France
July 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
May 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
December 27, 2002 · Theatrical
September 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
September 28, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 5, 2002 · Digital
Romania
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 18, 2002 · Digital
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