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The Ernie Game
“The game is life......the rules are Ernie’s.”
5.3 / 10• 1968• 1h 28m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist’s alienation is palpable; for him life is a game, not because he chooses to make it so, but because he is unable to make anything more of it. But for those who befriend him and eventually turn him loose again, his game is not enough.
Cast & Crew
Alexis Kanner
Ernie Turner
Lead
Jackie Burroughs
Gail
AC
Anna Cameron
Social worker
Leonard Cohen
Singer
Rolland D'Amour
Neighbour
JG
Judith Gault
Donna
DM
Derek May
Ernie's accomplice
Louis Negin
Ernie's friend
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Owen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ernie Game is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
