The Eighth Day by Jaco Van Dormael
7.35
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
Michele Maes as Nathalie
Alice van Dormael as Alice
Marie-Pierre Meinzel as Shoe store saleswoman
Laszlo Harmati as Luis Mariano
Dominique Lecat as Band Member
Roland De Pauw as TV Chef
Jo De Backer as Bridegroom
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi as Dustman
André Simon as Tramp
Monique Florin as Nathalie's mother
Jean Bollery as Nathalie's father
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
Saleem Ebrahim as Hindu
Rémy Julienne as Lorry driver
Didier De Neck as Fabienne's husband
Pierre Godeau as George's nephew
Marie Godeau as Georges' niece
Éric De Staercke as Snack waiter
Olivier Gourmet as Father in restaurant
Hélène Roussel as Julie's mother
Tam Vo as Japanese pianist
Didier Ferney as Showroom salesman
Marc Schreiber as Showroom salesman
Yves Degen as Showroom manager
Georges Siatidis as Showroom policeman
Raymond Lescot as Bigwig
Bernard Eylenbosch as Dancing boy
Gérard Hernandez as (voice)
Patricia Houyoux as (voice)
Jacqueline Ghaye as (voice)
Freddy Bournane as Dustman (uncredited)
Christopher Granier-Deferre as English teacher (voice) (uncredited)
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