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