Scanorama

November 5 - 22

2026

Open My Festival
Special programme “Angels of the Universe”

Mother's Elling

1 hr. 18 min. | Drama, Comedy | N/A

The story of the film is based on one of the books of the writer Ingvar Ambjørnsen. It’s the story of Elling, who lives with her mother in central Oslo. The mother knows she will not live forever, so she tries to push her son into the world and help him get to his feet. She buys them tickets to sunny Spain and...

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Eva Isaksen

Eva Isaksen

Eva Isaksen was born in 1956. After graduating from theater and film studies, he made his feature film debut in 1985 with Flaming Flowers (1985). The director became famous for his film Death in Oslo (1990), which was awarded the Film Critics' Prize. Two years later, she made the film The Perfect Killer (1992). In recent years, the director has also worked on television, producing TV dramas, including Nini and Sejer.
Languages
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Mors Elling
Produced
2003: Norway

Film information

Director
Eva Isaksen
Screenplay
Axel Hellstenius, Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Music
Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Cinematography
Rolv Håan
Cast
Per Christian Ellefsen, Grete Nordrå, Helge Reiss, Christin Borge
More information
www.imdb.com
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