Film

Elling

Name: Elling
Director: Petter Næss
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Per Christensen

2001 · 89 min · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Petter Næss

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

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own.