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The Eighth Day
1996 7.3 (283 votes) 1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
D. A. Films
Working Title Films
Pan-Européenne
TF1 Films Production
RTL-TVi

The Eighth Day (Le Huitième Jour)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Jaco Van Dormael

Writer: Jaco Van Dormael

Director of Photography: Walther van den Ende

Producer: Philippe Godeau

Top Cast

Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil

Harry

Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne

Georges

Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou

Julie

Henri Garcin
Henri Garcin

Bank manager

Isabelle Sadoyan
Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Juliette Van Dormael
Juliette Van Dormael

Juliette

Sabrina Leurquin
Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

Videos

Le huitième jour (1996) Bande Annonce VF

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