Review of Elling (2001) by Ewa Z — 05 Sep 2008

Great movie about a very unlikely friendship. Very warm and funny...

This review of Elling (2001) was written by Ewa Z on 05 Sep 2008.

Elling has generally received positive reviews.

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Hilarious movie. Even though the two main characters are described as mentally challenged, I think we are all able to see a bit of ourselves in them…

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Norwegian comedy. I'll leave it at that…

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