film: Elling

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I'm too lazy to write a plot synopsys, so I'm stealing one from IMDB:

40-year-old Elling--a 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. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge, but through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous Kjell discover they cannot only survive on the outside, they can thrive. As their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places...

I saw this movie a couple of years ago and was thinking about it tonight for some reason. I found it to be extremely enjoyable and a rapid departure from a number of films that have come out in the last five years. If you enjoy quirky, character-driven films, like myself, then I imagine you would enjoy this film.

Anyone else seen it?