Alice van Dormael, Daniel Auteuil, Fabienne Loriaux

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 dis...( read more  read more... )aster 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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Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Jaco Van Dormael

Release Date: March 7, 1997

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  • September 16, 2009
    It may be a French Rain Man, but perhaps this is the simplest and cuttest dramatic tale ever told in its purest form. Worth at least one watch.

    66/100
  • May 13, 2009
    how can all the actors be all the directors of a film?
  • April 10, 2009
    My baby, my daughter
  • April 2, 2009
    Good one, a lot of drama, its a movie with a mix of emotions found when you meet a different person who changes your life and you change his!
    about an unexpected and funny friendship
  • February 13, 2009
    Maigcal! phenomenal! A veRRRy good movie. Y'know, good subject. Good story. true life...don't forget the eeenddd..
  • January 22, 2009
    i was expecting more from this one....
  • November 2, 2008
    The Eighth Day( Le Huitieme jour) is very Unique Drama. Two Man Two different Worlds. They become Friends and learn from each other. Very Heartwarming Movie.
    There is Humor, Drama, and moments feels your eyes with tears. Just when you think this and that was funny, there you go a...( read more)nd there comes a moment of sadness of Dramatic. I very much enjoyed this Movie. Daniel Auteuil is one of my Favorite French Actors. I must buy this Movie on DVD.
  • October 9, 2008
    at the first there was only music....

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  • scienceofstoke
    October 8, 2006
    this was an awesome movie, barely anyone ik knows about it in the you es eh, but tz one of my favorite movies by far

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