Ernst & the Light
1996, English. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen & Tomas Villum Jensen.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 23 August 1996
- Original title
- Ernst og lyset
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Anders Thomas Jensen
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Ernst & the Light runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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Ernst & the Light isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 August 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ernst & the Light?
If you liked Ernst & the Light, try 29th Street, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Godspell.
Who directed Ernst & the Light?
Ernst & the Light (1996) was directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and Tomas Villum Jensen and stars Jens Jørn Spottag, Søren Østergaard.