The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day
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.
Release Date
May 22, 1996
Runtime
118 minutes
Rating
Status
Released
Genres
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

Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
Dustman

Jean-Henri Compère
Educator

Dominic Gould
Harry's colleague
Content Source
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