The Ernie Game

Winner of two Canadian Film Awards.

Ernie (Alexis Kanner), a homeless former mental hospital patient, meets Donna (Judith Gault), a beautiful young woman who takes him home with her. She finds him attractive and they decide to live together. At a party, Ernie reconnects with a former girlfriend, Gail (Jackie Burroughs), although Gail is aware of Ernie's instability. Ernie's hold on reality remains tenuous and he desperately tries to search for his own identity. Can reaching out to Donna offer him the solace he so desperately seeks?