THE ERNIE GAME

Following a mysterious stay in a psychiatric hospital, Ernie Turner decides to pursue his destiny as a writer. Hungry for inspiration and human contact, he ventures into the vibrant streets of ’60s Montreal, establishes a conflicted romance with Donna, and reunites with his frustrated ex, Gail. Unable to reconcile the pieces of his fragmented existence or make any progress on the literary front, Ernie begins a new descent into madness—with shocking results. Featuring a distinctly Canadian vitality and desolation—including a musical performance by a then-unknown Leonard Cohen—THE ERNIE GAME is a penetrating, unsettling character study that predates likeminded stories of loner desperation like MIDNIGHT COWBOY and TAXI DRIVER.