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Elling
"They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house."
2001 • 1h 29m • ★ 7.1 (185 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Axel Hellstenius
Rating
7.1
Runtime
89 min
Production
Maipo FilmTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
mentally disabledbased on novel or bookmale friendshiploss of virginitypoetry readingmale virginneuroticoslo, norway
