Elling

Touching and hilarious by turns, this is a quirky Norwegian take on the struggle to achieve independence while learning to fit into a community following release from a mental institution. Elling and his mate Kjell Bjarne are deemed fit to be discharged from their hospital to live on their own in a shared apartment. They are encouraged to go out into the world and make friends. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge, but through a friendship born of desperate dependence the skittish Elling and the boisterous Kjell find they can thrive. As their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places…