The Eighth Day

May 22, 1996

1h 58m

★ 7.3

What a difference a day makes…

Overview

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

D. A. Films

Working Title Films

Pan-Européenne

TF1 Films Production

RTL-TVi

The Eighth Day Trailers

Cast

Harry

Daniel Auteuil

Georges

Pascal Duquenne

Julie

Miou-Miou

Bank manager

Henri Garcin

Georges' Mother

Isabelle Sadoyan

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Fabienne Loriaux

Juliette

Juliette Van Dormael

Snack waitress

Sabrina Leurquin

Dustman

Dieudonné Kabongo

Nathalie

Michele Maes

Alice

Alice van Dormael

Shoe store saleswoman

Marie-Pierre Meinzel

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