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The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day (1996)

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
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What a difference a day makes…

1h 58min

Overall average

5.0/10

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Plot

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.

Full cast

ActorRole
Sabrina LeurquinSnack waitress
Dieudonné KabongoDustman
Michele MaesNathalie
Alice van DormaelAlice
Marie-Pierre MeinzelShoe store saleswoman
Laszlo HarmatiLuis Mariano
Dominique LecatBand Member
Roland De PauwTV Chef
Jo De BackerBridegroom
Lotfi Yahya JedidiDustman
André SimonTramp
Monique FlorinNathalie's mother
Jean BolleryNathalie's father
Jean-Henri CompèreEducator
Dominic GouldHarry's colleague
Josse De PauwPoliceman of police station
Alexandre von SiversDoctor
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Christian HecqShoe store manager
Saleem EbrahimHindu
Rémy JulienneLorry driver
Didier De NeckFabienne's husband
Pierre GodeauGeorge's nephew
Marie GodeauGeorges' niece
Éric De StaerckeSnack waiter
Olivier GourmetFather in restaurant
Hélène RousselJulie's mother
Tam VoJapanese pianist
Didier FerneyShowroom salesman
Marc SchreiberShowroom salesman
Yves DegenShowroom manager
Georges SiatidisShowroom policeman
Raymond LescotBigwig
Bernard EylenboschDancing boy
Gérard Hernandez(voice)
Patricia Houyoux(voice)
Jacqueline Ghaye(voice)
Freddy BournaneDustman (uncredited)
Christopher Granier-DeferreEnglish teacher (voice) (uncredited)

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleLe Huitième Jour
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesFrançais
Production countriesBelgium, France, United Kingdom
StatusReleased
Production companiesD. A. Films, Working Title Films, Pan-Européenne, TF1 Films Production, RTL-TVi
Release date22 maggio 1996
ProductionPhilippe Godeau
WriterJaco Van Dormael
EditingSusana Rossberg
CinematographyWalther van den Ende
Assistant directorsRenaud Alcalde, Jaco Van Dormael
Camera operatorsWalther van den Ende
Additional photographyWalther van den Ende
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Release dates

Premiere

France / May 01, 1996 / Cannes Film Festival

South Korea / Sep 01, 1996 / Pusan International Film Festival

United States / Oct 01, 1996 / Chicago International Film Festival

Singapore / Apr 07, 1997 / Singapore International Film Festival

Theatrical release

France / May 22, 1996 / TP

Switzerland / May 24, 1996

Canada / Jun 21, 1996

Argentina / Jul 25, 1996

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Türkiye / Aug 30, 1996

Italy / Oct 04, 1996

Spain / Oct 18, 1996

South Korea / Oct 26, 1996 / 15

Netherlands / Nov 07, 1996 / 6

United Kingdom / Nov 07, 1996

Germany / Dec 05, 1996

Sweden / Jan 17, 1997

Czechia / Mar 06, 1997 / U

United States / Mar 07, 1997 / NR

Japan / May 24, 1997

Poland / May 28, 1997

Uruguay / Jun 27, 1997

Portugal / Jul 11, 1997

Denmark / Aug 15, 1997

Hong Kong / Sep 04, 1997

Mexico / Sep 05, 1997

Brazil / Sep 12, 1997

Hungary / Jan 01, 1998

Physical media

Netherlands / Aug 07, 2014 / 6 / DVD

TV

France / Dec 03, 2025 / Novo19

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