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Feature film — 2001

Elling (2001)

7.11h 29mComedy — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 207 votes.

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Director: Petter Næss

On screen

Cast & crew

Per Christian Ellefsen as Elling

Per Christian Ellefsen

Elling

Sven Nordin as Kjell Bjarne

Sven Nordin

Kjell Bjarne

M

Marit Pia Jacobsen

Reidun Nordsletten

Jørgen Langhelle as Frank Åsli

Jørgen Langhelle

Frank Åsli

Per Christensen as Alfons Jørgensen

Per Christensen

Alfons Jørgensen

Hilde Olausson as Gunn

Hilde Olausson

Gunn

Ola Otnes as Hauger

Ola Otnes

Hauger

Eli Anne Linnestad as Johanne

Eli Anne Linnestad

Johanne

Cecilie A. Mosli as Cecilie Kornes

Cecilie A. Mosli

Cecilie Kornes

Joachim Rafaelsen as Haakon Willum

Joachim Rafaelsen

Haakon Willum

Per Gørvell as Eriksen

Per Gørvell

Eriksen

K

Knud Dahl

Servitør på bar

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