Elling
2001
· Movie
· 89 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
69–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Petter Næss
- Writer
- Axel Hellstenius
- Studio
- Maipo Film
- Released
- 16 March 2001
- Country
- Norway
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →0 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 74th Academy Awards 2002 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2002 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Norway | Nominee |
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74th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Norway | Nominee |