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The Eighth Day

73.56% | May 22, 1996
Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Miou-Miou
Julie
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Henri Garcin
Bank manager
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Isabelle Sadoyan
Georges' Mother

Featured Crew

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Jaco Van Dormael
Director
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Jaco Van Dormael
Writer
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Pierre van Dormael
Original Music Composer
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Walther van den Ende
Director of Photography
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Susana Rossberg
Editor
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Hubert Pouille
Production Design
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André Fonsny
Set Decoration
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Yan Tax
Costume Design
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Kaatje Van Damme
Key Makeup Artist
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François Groult
Sound
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Bruno Tarrière
Sound
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Dominique Warnier
Sound

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