Released:
2001-03-16

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.

Director:
Petter Næss

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Per Christian Ellefsen
  as
  Elling
• 
  Sven Nordin
  as
  Kjell Bjarne
• 
  Marit Pia Jacobsen
  as
  Reidun Nordsletten
• 
  Jørgen Langhelle
  as
  Frank Åsli
• 
  Per Christensen
  as
  Alfons Jørgensen