This series follows the journey of a sensitive and intellectually inclined man grappling with anxieties and searching for his place in the world. After an early retirement, his life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates his past and seeks meaning in everyday reality. His internal monologues and vivid imagination often lead him away from actuality, yet paradoxically help him understand himself and those around him. It's a deeply human story about finding happiness and connection in the modern world.
Elling, zweiunddreißigjähriger Frührentner und heimlicher Verehrer der norwegischen Ministerpräsidentin Gro Harlem Bruntland, wird Opfer seiner Phantasien und Spekulationen. Die allabendlichen perfiden Blicke durchs Fernglas in die erleuchteten Fenster des Nachbarblocks treiben die Geschichte zum beklemmenden Finale.
Elling lebt jetzt in einem Heim für psychisch gestörte, und nach anfänglicher Irritation findet er die 'kleine Pause' nur natürlich. Schließlich hat er eine Krise hinter sich und etwas Erholung verdient. Zögernd schließt er Bekanntschaft mit der neuen Umgebung und seine überbordende und oft schrille Phantasie bleibt ungebrochen.
"Elling has a wildly overactive imagination and has been molly-coddled by his mother all his life, so when she dies he is left completely incapable of taking care of himself. After a stint in the very helpful Broynes Rehabilitation Centre, Elling returns to Oslo with his room-mate Kjell Bjarne in tow. Together the odd couple embark on a free-spirited new life. On a quest to live like normal average people, Elling and Kjell's friendship grows - kittens, girlfriends and terrorist poetry enter the equation - even fame beckons. But there are fears to conquer before that, answering the telephone for one, leaving the house for another and the journey outdoors is by no means an easy one. A touching and hiliarious comedy of anxiety from Norway's biggest talent, Beyond the Great Indoors rejoices in the simplest pleasures of life and reminds us of the importance of conquering our everyday fears."--Provided by publisher.
Forts. von: äBlutsbruderä. - Elling geht es sehr schlecht. Sein Blutsbruder Kjell Barne wohnt mit Reidrun eine Etage höher und hat es mit Familie und Teilzeitjob ägeschafftä. Ellings Freunde helfen ihm, sich aus seiner Krise zu befreien