Elling

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

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ComedyDrama

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.

Released: Mar 16, 2001

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Per Christian Ellefsen

Elling

Sven Nordin

Kjell Bjarne

Marit Pia Jacobsen

Reidun Nordsletten

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