The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour) 28 years old
What a difference a day makes…
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.
Credits
The Eighth Day Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Josse De Pauw He was 43, now 72 years old | as Le policier du commissariat |
| Daniel Auteuil He was 45, now 74 years old | as Harry |
| Sabrina Leurquin | as La serveuse du snack |
| Dominic Gould He was 31, now 60 years old | as le collègue de Harry |
| Bernard Eylenbosch | as Le garçon du dancing |
| Alexandre von Sivers He was 53, now 81 years old | as Le médecin |
| Isabelle Sadoyan She was 67, 89 years old when she died | as Georges' Mother |
| Jo De Backer He was 35, now 64 years old | as Le marié |
| Olivier Gourmet He was 32, now 61 years old | as Le père au restaurant |
| Miou-Miou She was 45, now 74 years old | as Julie |
| Pascal Duquenne He was 25, now 54 years old | as Georges |
| Henri Garcin He was 66, now 95 years old | as Le directeur de la banque |
| Fabienne Loriaux | as la soeur de Georges - Fabienne |
| Marc Schreiber | as Le 2ème vendeur du show-room |
| Hélène Roussel | as la mère de Julie |
| Georges Siatidis He was 32, now 61 years old | as Le policier du show-room |
| Michele Maes | as Nathalie |
| Christian Hecq He was 31, now 60 years old | as Le gérant du magasin de chaussures |
| Roland De Pauw | as le cuisinier TV |
| Dieudonné Kabongo He was 46, 61 years old when he died | as L'éboueur |
| Rémy Julienne He was 65, now 94 years old | as Le camionneur |
| Jean-Henri Compère He was 36, now 64 years old | as L'éducateur |
| Raymond Lescot | as Une grosse légume |
| Eric de Staercke | as Le serveur du snack |
The Eighth Day Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jaco Van Dormael as Director. He was 38 (now 67) years old | Directing |
| Jaco Van Dormael as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 67) years old | Writing |
The Eighth Day (28 years)
What a difference a day makes…
- Release day: Wednesday, May 22, 1996
- Runtime: 118 minutes