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The Eighth Day | Le Huitième Jour

What a difference a day makes…

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 118 minutes

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Daniel Auteuil

Played Harry

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Pascal Duquenne

Played Georges

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Miou-Miou

Played Julie

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Henri Garcin

Played Bank manager

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Isabelle Sadoyan

Played Georges' Mother

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Fabienne Loriaux

Played Fabienne, Georges's sister

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Juliette Van Dormael

Played Juliette

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Sabrina Leurquin

Played Snack waitress

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Dieudonné Kabongo

Played Dustman

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Michele Maes

Played Nathalie

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Alice van Dormael

Played Alice

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Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Played Shoe store saleswoman

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Laszlo Harmati

Played Luis Mariano

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Dominique Lecat

Played Band Member

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Roland De Pauw

Played TV Chef

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Jo De Backer

Played Bridegroom

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Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Played Dustman

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André Simon

Played Tramp

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Monique Florin

Played Nathalie's mother

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Jean Bollery

Played Nathalie's father

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Jean-Henri Compère

Played Educator

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Dominic Gould

Played Harry's colleague

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Josse De Pauw

Played Policeman of police station

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Alexandre von Sivers

Played Doctor

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Christian Hecq

Played Shoe store manager

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Saleem Ebrahim

Played Hindu

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Rémy Julienne

Played Lorry driver

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Didier De Neck

Played Fabienne's husband

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Pierre Godeau

Played George's nephew

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Marie Godeau

Played Georges' niece

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Éric De Staercke

Played Snack waiter

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Olivier Gourmet

Played Father in restaurant

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Hélène Roussel

Played Julie's mother

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Tam Vo

Played Japanese pianist

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Didier Ferney

Played Showroom salesman

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Marc Schreiber

Played Showroom salesman

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Yves Degen

Played Showroom manager

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Georges Siatidis

Played Showroom policeman

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Raymond Lescot

Played Bigwig

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Bernard Eylenbosch

Played Dancing boy

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Gérard Hernandez

Played (voice)

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Patricia Houyoux

Played (voice)

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Jacqueline Ghaye

Played (voice)

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Freddy Bournane

Played Dustman (uncredited)

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Christopher Granier-Deferre

Played English teacher (voice) (uncredited)

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