Elling
Recommended from age 12. Character with intellectual disability; nudity and sexuality.
Reason translated with AI from our Spanish original.
Good to know
- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
- Romance or sexual content
- From lingering kisses to innuendo.
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Where to watch
UK
Included with subscription: Netflix
US
Included with subscription: Viaplay
Spain
Included with subscription: Netflix
Availability as of 17 October 2026. Data from JustWatch.
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What it’s about
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.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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