Jaco Van Dormael
Director
1h 58m
The Eighth Day (1996)
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.74%
Cast
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
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
Extra
Release Date
May 22, 1996Original Language
FrenchBudget
$0.00Production Company
Available On
Currently it's not available for streaming.
You can visit JustWatch for more information.Videos
Images
