Le Huitième Jour

7.342

118 minutes

5/22/1996

Overview

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.

Cast List

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)