mentally disabled,based on novel or book,male friendship,loss of virginity,poetry reading,male virgin,neurotic,oslo, norway

Elling (2001)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Petter Næss
  • Profile picture of Per Christian Ellefsen
    Elling Per Christian Ellefsen
  • Profile picture of Sven Nordin
    Kjell Bjarne Sven Nordin
  • Profile picture of Jørgen Langhelle
    Frank Åsli Jørgen Langhelle
  • Profile picture of Per Christensen
    Alfons Jørgensen Per Christensen
  • Profile picture of Hilde Olausson
    Gunn Hilde Olausson
  • Profile picture of Ola Otnes
    Hauger Ola Otnes
  • Profile picture of Eli Anne Linnestad
    Johanne Eli Anne Linnestad
  • Profile picture of Cecilie A. Mosli
    Cecilie Kornes Cecilie A. Mosli

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Keywords

  • mentally disabled
  • based on novel or book
  • male friendship
  • loss of virginity
  • poetry reading
  • male virgin
  • neurotic
  • oslo, norway