Directed by:
Petter NæssScreenplay:
Axel HellsteniusCinematography:
Svein KrøvelComposer:
Lars Lillo-StenbergCast:
Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Per Christensen, Hilde Olausson, Ola Otnes, Eli-Anne Linnestad, Cecilie A. Mosli (more)Plots(1)
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. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born out of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be lover of women, Kjell Bjarne, discover they can not only survive on the outside, they can thrive. But as their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Per Christian Ellefsen
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
I Am Dina (2002)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Sven Nordin
Norway
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Elling (2001)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Utopia - Nobody is Perfect in the Perfect Country (2002)
Love Me Tomorrow (2005)
Jørgen Langhelle
Norway
Best movies:
The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
Hold My Heart (2002)
Per Christensen
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
The Warrior's Heart (1992)
Hamsun (1996)
Hilde Olausson
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Buddy (2003)
An Enemy of the People (2005)
Ola Otnes
Norway
Best movies:
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2007)
Elling (2001)
Sophie's World (1999)
Eli-Anne Linnestad
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine (2013)
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
Cecilie A. Mosli
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Limbo (2010)
The Last Joint Venture (2008)
Joachim Rafaelsen
Norway
Best movies:
Headhunters (2011)
Elling (2001)
Sons (2006)
Per Gørvell
Norway
Best movies:
King of Devil's Island (2010)
Elling (2001)
Hope (2019)
Knut Haugmark
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Second Sight (1994)
The Telegraphist (1993)
Sverre Horge
Norway
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
Isak Varjord
Best movies:
Elling (2001)
Lars Eivind Lund
Best movies:
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Elling (2001)
Uno (2004)
Christin Smith
Best movies:
Troubled Water (2008)
Elling (2001)
37½ (2005)