Ola Otnes

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin in his 40s.

After Catherine inherits her father’s old estate, she travels there alone. She wants to expedite the sale and leave the past behind, but she can’t escape before confronting the secrets inside.