Story Line
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.
“They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.”
Top Cast
Per Christian Ellefsen
Elling
Sven Nordin
Kjell Bjarne
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Reidun Nordsletten
Jørgen Langhelle
Frank Åsli
Per Christensen
Alfons Jørgensen
Hilde Olausson
Gunn
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
2001-03-16
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
ComedyDrama
Part of the Series
Elling Collection
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•8/16/2026There is certainly something of the odd couple here - maybe even the oddest of couples, as two men are thrown together by circumstance and state - and have to learn to live with each other. "Elling" (Per Christian Ellefsen) has reached the ripe old a...