The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day (1996)

What a difference a day makes…

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1996-05-22
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 256 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: D. A. Films
  • Production Country: Belgium, France, United Kingdom
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

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Directing Jaco Van Dormael Director
Production Philippe Godeau Producer
Writing Jaco Van Dormael Writer
Sound Pierre van Dormael Original Music Composer
Camera Walther van den Ende Director of Photography
Editing Susana Rossberg Editor
Art Hubert Pouille Production Design
Art André Fonsny Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Yan Tax Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Kaatje Van Damme Key Makeup Artist
Sound François Groult Sound
Sound Bruno Tarrière Sound
Sound Dominique Warnier Sound
Directing Renaud Alcalde First Assistant Director
Crew Rémy Julienne Stunts