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.
| Directing | Petter Næss | Director |
| Writing | Axel Hellstenius | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ingvar Ambjørnsen | Novel |
| Production | Dag Alveberg | Producer |
| Sound | Lars Lillo-Stenberg | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Svein Krøvel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Inge-Lise Langfeldt | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cecilie Greve | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jannecke Bervel | Casting |
| Production | Harald S. Dal | Casting |
| Directing | Madeleine Fant | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Andrzej Kiwala | Color Grading |
| Editing | Tony Spataro | Colorist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aslaug Konradsdottir | Costume Design |
| Sound | Arne Hansen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Arne Hansen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Svenn Jakobsen | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jan Lindvik | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jan Lindvik | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gunnar Meidell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tomas Naug | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Toby Price | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Morten Solum | Sound Recordist |
