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The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

What a difference a day makes…

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.33/10

Release Date

22 May 1996

Country

Belgium

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

Laszlo Harmati

Laszlo Harmati

Luis Mariano

Dominique Lecat

Dominique Lecat

Band Member

Roland De Pauw

Roland De Pauw

TV Chef

Jo De Backer

Jo De Backer

Bridegroom

Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Dustman

André Simon

André Simon

Tramp

Monique Florin

Monique Florin

Nathalie's mother

Jean Bollery

Jean Bollery

Nathalie's father

Jean-Henri Compère

Jean-Henri Compère

Educator

Dominic Gould

Dominic Gould

Harry's colleague

Josse De Pauw

Josse De Pauw

Policeman of police station

Alexandre von Sivers

Alexandre von Sivers

Doctor

Christian Hecq

Christian Hecq

Shoe store manager

Saleem Ebrahim

Saleem Ebrahim

Hindu

Rémy Julienne

Rémy Julienne

Lorry driver

Didier De Neck

Didier De Neck

Fabienne's husband

Pierre Godeau

Pierre Godeau

George's nephew

Marie Godeau

Marie Godeau

Georges' niece

Éric De Staercke

Éric De Staercke

Snack waiter

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Father in restaurant

Hélène Roussel

Hélène Roussel

Julie's mother

Tam Vo

Tam Vo

Japanese pianist

Didier Ferney

Didier Ferney

Showroom salesman

Marc Schreiber

Marc Schreiber

Showroom salesman

Yves Degen

Yves Degen

Showroom manager

Georges Siatidis

Georges Siatidis

Showroom policeman

Raymond Lescot

Raymond Lescot

Bigwig

Bernard Eylenbosch

Bernard Eylenbosch

Dancing boy

Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

(voice)

Patricia Houyoux

Patricia Houyoux

(voice)

Jacqueline Ghaye

Jacqueline Ghaye

(voice)

Freddy Bournane

Freddy Bournane

Dustman (uncredited)

Christopher Granier-Deferre

Christopher Granier-Deferre

English teacher (voice) (uncredited)

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