Elling (2001)

Cast

Complete credited 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 (as Eli-Anne Linnestad)
	Cecilie A. Mosli	...	Cecilie Kornes (as Cecilie Mosli)
	Joachim Rafaelsen	...	Haakon Willum
	Per Gørvell	...	Eriksen (as Per Gørvel)
	Knud Dahl	...	Waiter at bar
	Knut Haugmark	...	Porter

Storyline

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 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. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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