The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

1996
1h 58m
7.3

7.3/10

309 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"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.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
D. A. Films Working Title Films Pan-Européenne TF1 Films Production RTL-TVi
Production Countries
Belgium France United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

down syndrome

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Huitième Jour
Release Date May 22, 1996
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0116581

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

Dieudonné Kabongo
Dieudonné Kabongo

Dustman

Michele Maes
Michele Maes

Nathalie

Alice van Dormael
Alice van Dormael

Alice

Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Shoe store saleswoman

Key Crew

Jaco Van Dormael
Director
Jaco Van Dormael
Writer
Philippe Godeau
Producer