The Eighth Day (1996)

The Eighth Day
7.
  •   2
  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 118 min
  • Premiere: 22nd of May 1996

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.

Discover

Cast

Daniel Auteuil
as Harry
Olivier Gourmet
as Father in restaurant
Miou-Miou
as Julie
Dominic Gould
as Harry's colleague
Sabrina Leurquin
as Snack waitress
Pascal Duquenne
as Georges
Rémy Julienne
as Lorry driver
Josse De Pauw
as Policeman of police station
Christopher Granier-Deferre
as English teacher (voice) (uncredited)
Dieudonné Kabongo
as Dustman
Henri Garcin
as Bank manager
Didier De Neck
as Fabienne's husband
Jean-Henri Compère
as Educator
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
as Dustman
Georges Siatidis
as Showroom policeman
Juliette Van Dormael
as Juliette
Isabelle Sadoyan
as Georges' Mother
Pierre Godeau
as George's nephew
Alexandre von Sivers
as Doctor
Fabienne Loriaux
as Fabienne, Georges's sister
Éric De Staercke
as Snack waiter
Christian Hecq
as Shoe store manager
Hélène Roussel
as Julie's mother
Gérard Hernandez
as (voice)
Freddy Bournane
as Dustman (uncredited)
Bernard Eylenbosch
as Dancing boy
Jacqueline Ghaye
as (voice)
Yves Degen
as Showroom manager

You must be logged in to comment.

Login

You must be logged in to leave a review.

Login
Image 1
Image 1
Image 2
Image 2
Image 3
Image 3
Image 4
Image 4
Image 5
Image 5
Image 6
Image 6
Image 7
Image 7
Image 8
Image 8

You may also like