The Eighth Day poster

The Eighth Day

Le Huitième Jour

19961h 58mDrama
directed by Jaco Van Dormael

“What a difference a day makes…”

Not yet rated Compare with…

Ratings report

Not yet rated by me
TMDB
7.4 / 10
314 votes
IMDb
7.5 / 10
10,356 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%

The scorecard

Not yet rated

In the archive, not yet reviewed.

This film has its place on the shelf, but it hasn't been through the screening room. You can put it through the same ten-part system yourself below.

Rate it yourself (same ten-part system)

Your ratings are stored only in this browser. They are never uploaded, and there is no shared visitor average. Export a JSON backup to move them between browsers.

Synopsis

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

Daniel Auteuil·Harry
Pascal Duquenne·Georges
Miou-Miou·Julie
Henri Garcin·Bank manager
Isabelle Sadoyan·Georges' Mother
Fabienne Loriaux·Fabienne, Georges's sister
Juliette Van Dormael·Juliette
Sabrina Leurquin·Snack waitress
Dieudonné Kabongo·Dustman
Michele Maes·Nathalie