Movie·2001·1h 29m
Elling
They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.
Directed By
Petter Næss
Country
Norway
Language
Norwegian
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Axel Hellstenius
Producer
Dag Alveberg
Cinematography
Svein Krøvel
Music
Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Editor
Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Ola Otnes
Hauger
Eli Anne Linnestad
Johanne
Cecilie A. Mosli
Cecilie Kornes
Joachim Rafaelsen
Haakon Willum
Per Gørvell
Eriksen
Knud Dahl
Servitør på bar
Knut Haugmark
Stasjonsbetjent
// crew
Crew
Svein Krøvel
Director of Photography
Petter Næss
Director
Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Original Music Composer
Axel Hellstenius
Screenplay
Dag Alveberg
Producer
Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Editor
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