Huitième jour, Le 1996

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Jaco Van Dormael
Written by: Jaco Van Dormael
Release date: 1996-05-22
Runtime: 118 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: What a difference a day makes…
Cast:
Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil
Harry 
Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne
Georges 
Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou
Julie 
Henri Garcin
Henri Garcin
Bank manager 
Isabelle Sadoyan
Isabelle Sadoyan
Georges' Mother 
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne, Georges's sister 
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Also known as:
  • El octavo día
  • O Oitavo Dia
  • The Eighth Day
  • 제8요일