Elling

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Elling
Norwegian theatrical poster
Directed by	Petter Næss
Written by	Ingvar Ambjørnsen (novel Brødre i blodet) Axel Hellstenius
Starring	Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Marit Pia Jacobsen Jørgen Langhelle Per Christensen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes Eli Anne Linnestad Cecilie A. Mosli Joachim Rafaelsen Per Gørvell Knud Dahl Knut Haugmark
Cinematography	Svein Krøvel
Edited by	Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Music by	Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Production companies	Maipo Film- og TV Produksjon United International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) (Norway) 19 April 2002 (2002-04-19) (U.S.)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Box office	750,000 admissions (Norway)[1]

Elling is a Norwegian Black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Brødre i blodet ("Blood brothers", 1996), one of a series of four featuring the Elling character – the others are Utsikt til paradiset ("A view of paradise", 1993), Fugledansen ("The bird dance", 1995), and Elsk meg i morgen ("Love me tomorrow", 1999). The film was followed by an original prequel not based on any of the novels, Mors Elling (2003), and a sequel, Elsk meg i morgen (2005) based on the fourth and last book in the series.