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Ernst & the Light

Ernst & the Light

6,9 /10 (16 Votes)
1996 EN 12 min

Overview

The businessman Ernst has just landed in the airport and is on his way home to his wife. Its raining heavy outside and therefore he takes a hitchhiker with him. They start a conversation about the value of life and soon it becomes evident to the spectators that the hitchhiker is Jesus Christ, but Ernst is in too much of a rush to go back to his wife to notice.

Release date

23/08/1996

Votes

16

Popularity

2.7

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Ernst og lyset

Language

EN

Runtime

12 min

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-12-26

⭐ 7

The distinctly earthy “Ernst” (Jens Jørg Spottag) has just landed and called his wife before setting off on the drive home. It’s a pretty miserable evening and so he stops to pick up an hitchhiker en route. This fellow claims to be Jesus. Yes, that Jesus. Of course, “Ernst” is highly dubious but as their trip proceeds he starts to wonder if his passenger really is whom he claims to be - and that’s when the conversation starts to get quite peppery. Many of the questions posed are those you might ask yourself, not least about the role of him and his dad and just how they might be relevant two mi…

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