
The Eighth Day
IMDB:
7.3
Released
5/22/1996
Duration
1h 58m
Genre
Drama
Country
Belgium
Cast
Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou
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.

The Eighth Day
IMDB:
7.3Released
5/22/1996
Genre
Drama
Cast
Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou
Duration
1h 58m
Country
Belgium
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.
Cast

Harry
Daniel Auteuil

Georges
Pascal Duquenne

Julie
Miou-Miou

Bank manager
Henri Garcin

Georges' Mother
Isabelle Sadoyan

Fabienne, Georges's sister
Fabienne Loriaux

Juliette
Juliette Van Dormael

Snack waitress
Sabrina Leurquin

Dustman
Dieudonné Kabongo

Nathalie
Michele Maes

Alice
Alice van Dormael

Shoe store saleswoman









