The Eighth Day

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.

Main Cast

Daniel Auteuil

Harry

Age : 74 | Popularity : 18%

Pascal Duquenne

Georges

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Miou-Miou

Julie

Age : 74 | Popularity : 13%

Henri Garcin

Bank manager

Age : 95 | Popularity : 3%

Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Age : 61 | Popularity : 6%

Juliette Van Dormael

Juliette

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	François Groult Bruno Tarrière Dominique Warnier
	Original Music Composer	Pierre van Dormael
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Yan Tax
	Key Makeup Artist	Kaatje Van Damme
Production	Producer	Philippe Godeau
Art	Production Design	Hubert Pouille
	Set Decoration	André Fonsny
Camera	Director of Photography	Walther van den Ende
Crew	Stunts	Rémy Julienne
Directing	Director	Jaco Van Dormael
	First Assistant Director	Renaud Alcalde
Writing	Writer	Jaco Van Dormael
Editing	Editor	Susana Rossberg
Department	Role	Name

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