Elling (2001)

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Country: Norway
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2001-03-16
Director: Petter Næss
Writers: Ingvar Ambjørnsen , Axel Hellstenius , Larry Stuckey
Language: Norwegian
Stars: Per Christian Ellefsen , Sven Nordin , Marit Pia Jacobsen , Jørgen Langhelle , Per Christensen , Hilde Olausson , Ola Otnes , Eli Anne Linnestad , Cecilie A. Mosli , Joachim Rafaelsen
Runtime: 89 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 5 nominations total
AKA: Elling (United States of America) , Elling (Austria) , Elling (Sweden) , Brødre i blodet (Norway) , 他傻瓜誰聰明 (Taiwan) , Elling... mi amigo y yo (Argentina) , Elling (Italy) , Elling (Spain) , Elling (Turkey) , Elling , Elling (Finland) , Elling (France, French Republic) , Эллинг (Russian Federation) , Elling (Germany) , Elling (Norway) , Елинг (Bulgaria) , Elling, o... anthropos sas! (Greece) , Elling (United Kingdom) , Me, My Friend and I , Elling 1: Brødre i blodet (Norway)
Plot: 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 women-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.
IMDB:tt0279064