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The Eighth Day (1996)

ALL 05/22/1996 (fr) Drama 118 Min
  • Release
    05/22/1996
  • Production
    D. A. Films, Working Title Films, Pan-Européenne, TF1 Films Production, RTL-TVi
  • Rotten tomato
    73.36%
  • Original title
    Le Huitième Jour
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Jaco Van Dormael

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Philippe Godeau

    Producer



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  1. Daniel Auteuil

    Harry

  2. Pascal Duquenne

    Georges

  3. Miou-Miou

    Julie

  4. Henri Garcin

    Bank manager

  5. Isabelle Sadoyan

    Georges' Mother

  6. Fabienne Loriaux

    Fabienne, Georges's sister

  7. Juliette Van Dormael

    Juliette

  8. Sabrina Leurquin

    Snack waitress

  9. Dieudonné Kabongo

    Dustman

  10. Michele Maes

    Nathalie

  11. Alice van Dormael

    Alice

  12. Marie-Pierre Meinzel

    Shoe store saleswoman

  13. Laszlo Harmati

    Luis Mariano

  14. Dominique Lecat

    Band Member

  15. Roland De Pauw

    TV Chef

  16. Jo De Backer

    Bridegroom

  17. Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

    Dustman

  18. André Simon

    Tramp

  19. Monique Florin

    Nathalie's mother

  20. Jean Bollery

    Nathalie's father

  21. Jean-Henri Compère

    Educator

  22. Dominic Gould

    Harry's colleague

  23. Josse De Pauw

    Policeman of police station

  24. Alexandre von Sivers

    Doctor

  25. Christian Hecq

    Shoe store manager

  26. Saleem Ebrahim

    Hindu

  27. Rémy Julienne

    Lorry driver

  28. Didier De Neck

    Fabienne's husband

  29. Pierre Godeau

    George's nephew

  30. Marie Godeau

    Georges' niece

  31. Éric De Staercke

    Snack waiter

  32. Olivier Gourmet

    Father in restaurant

  33. Hélène Roussel

    Julie's mother

  34. Tam Vo

    Japanese pianist

  35. Didier Ferney

    Showroom salesman

  36. Marc Schreiber

    Showroom salesman

  37. Yves Degen

    Showroom manager

  38. Georges Siatidis

    Showroom policeman

  39. Raymond Lescot

    Bigwig

  40. Bernard Eylenbosch

    Dancing boy

  41. Gérard Hernandez

    (voice)

  42. Patricia Houyoux

    (voice)

  43. Jacqueline Ghaye

    (voice)

  44. Freddy Bournane

    Dustman (uncredited)

  45. Christopher Granier-Deferre

    English teacher (voice) (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 45 , Crews : 15

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The Eighth Day (1996) 118 Min

ALL 05/22/1996 (fr)
Drama
  • Release 05/22/1996
  • Production
    D. A. Films, Working Title Films, Pan-Européenne, TF1 Films Production, RTL-TVi
  • Original title Le Huitième Jour
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jaco Van Dormael

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Susana Rossberg

    Editor

  4. Philippe Godeau

    Producer



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