The Eighth Day
What a difference a day makes…
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
118 min
Release Date
1996-05-22
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
294
Vote Average
7.384
Daniel Auteuil
Harry
Pascal Duquenne
Georges
Miou-Miou
Julie
Henri Garcin
Bank manager
Isabelle Sadoyan
Georges' Mother
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne, Georges's sister
Juliette Van Dormael
Juliette
Sabrina Leurquin
Snack waitress
Dieudonné Kabongo
Dustman
Michele Maes
Nathalie
Alice van Dormael
Alice
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Shoe store saleswoman
Laszlo Harmati
Luis Mariano
Dominique Lecat
Band Member
Roland De Pauw
TV Chef
Jo De Backer
Bridegroom
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
Dustman
André Simon
Tramp
Monique Florin
Nathalie's mother
Jean Bollery
Nathalie's father
Jean-Henri Compère
Educator
Dominic Gould
Harry's colleague
Josse De Pauw
Policeman of police station
Alexandre von Sivers
Doctor
Christian Hecq
Shoe store manager
Saleem Ebrahim
Hindu
Rémy Julienne
Lorry driver
Didier De Neck
Fabienne's husband
Pierre Godeau
George's nephew
Marie Godeau
Georges' niece
Éric De Staercke
Snack waiter
Olivier Gourmet
Father in restaurant
Hélène Roussel
Julie's mother
Tam Vo
Japanese pianist
Didier Ferney
Showroom salesman
Marc Schreiber
Showroom salesman
Yves Degen
Showroom manager
Georges Siatidis
Showroom policeman
Raymond Lescot
Bigwig
Bernard Eylenbosch
Dancing boy
Gérard Hernandez
(voice)
Patricia Houyoux
(voice)
Jacqueline Ghaye
(voice)
Freddy Bournane
Dustman (uncredited)
Christopher Granier-Deferre
English teacher (voice) (uncredited)
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