Elling 2001 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