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