| Nemesis Game | |
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| Directed by | Jesse Warn |
| Produced by | Matthew Metcalfe, Suzanne Berger |
| Written by | Jesse Warn |
| Starring | Carly Pope Adrian Paul Ian McShane |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | Canada New Zealand United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Nemesis Game is a film directed and written by Jesse Warn. This New Zealand movie, called Paper, Scissors, Stone in Canada, is a mystery- thriller involving complex riddles.
Tagline : "The only thing more terrifying than playing it...is winning."
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The main character of the movie is Sara Novak (played by Carly Pope), a college student who, along with comic book store owner named Vern (played by Adrian Paul), spend their time solving riddles. The movie takes a twist when the riddles lead to the death of her friend Jeremy (played by Jay Baruchel), leaving Sara to fear whether she is someone else's game.
2003 - New Zealand Film Awards
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Some Riddles From The Movie
What demands an answer, yet asks no question?
When is a door not a door?
What eats to live, but never drinks?
What has keys, but no lock, space but no room, you can enter, but never go in?
What has rivers, but no water, forests but no trees, cities but no buildings?
A man is running late for work one day, in his rush he forgets to grab his umbrella and raincoat, But he still manages not to get wet. How?
What do the poor have, that the rich want and GOD fears?
What does a spider weave, that has no eyes and yet can see?
An unopened package explains a man's death (how?)
A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour, of the same day, of the same year, but they are not twins. (how?)
A barrel of water weighs 20 lbs., what must you add to it to make it weigh 12 lbs.?
What breaks but does not fall, what falls but does not break