The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day (1996)

1996-05-22

(GB) •

Drama

What a difference a day makes…

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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.

Movie Cast

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Daniel Auteuil

Harry

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Pascal Duquenne

Georges

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Miou-Miou

Julie

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Henri Garcin

Bank manager

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Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

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Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

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Juliette Van Dormael

Juliette

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Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

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Dieudonné Kabongo

Dustman

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Michele Maes

Nathalie

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Alice van Dormael

Alice

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Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Shoe store saleswoman

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Laszlo Harmati

Luis Mariano

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Dominique Lecat

Band Member

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Roland De Pauw

TV Chef

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Jo De Backer

Bridegroom

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Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Dustman

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André Simon

Tramp

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Monique Florin

Nathalie's mother

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Jean Bollery

Nathalie's father

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Jean-Henri Compère

Educator

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Dominic Gould

Harry's colleague

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Josse De Pauw

Policeman of police station

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Alexandre von Sivers

Doctor

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Christian Hecq

Shoe store manager

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Saleem Ebrahim

Hindu

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Rémy Julienne

Lorry driver

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Didier De Neck

Fabienne's husband

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Pierre Godeau

George's nephew

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Marie Godeau

Georges' niece

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Éric De Staercke

Snack waiter

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Olivier Gourmet

Father in restaurant

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Hélène Roussel

Julie's mother

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Tam Vo

Japanese pianist

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Didier Ferney

Showroom salesman

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Marc Schreiber

Showroom salesman

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Yves Degen

Showroom manager

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Georges Siatidis

Showroom policeman

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Raymond Lescot

Bigwig

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Bernard Eylenbosch

Dancing boy

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Gérard Hernandez

(voice)

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Patricia Houyoux

(voice)

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Jacqueline Ghaye

(voice)

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Freddy Bournane

Dustman (uncredited)

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Christopher Granier-Deferre

English teacher (voice) (uncredited)