The Eighth Day 1996 · Belgium, France, UK · 118 minutes · Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations. odd couple film road movie Stars: Miou-Miou, Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne Director: Jaco Van Dormael An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum. Tags: saintly fools, unlikely friendships 7.5 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum. Tags: saintly fools, unlikely friendships Watch The Eighth Day trailer Starring of The Eighth Day Miou-Miou as Julie Daniel Auteuil as Harry Pascal Duquenne as Georges Henri Garcin as Le directeur de la banque Michele Maes as Nathalie Isabelle Sadoyan as Georges Mother Fabienne Loriaux as la soeur de Georges - Fabienne Alice van Dormael as Alice Juliette Van Dormael as Juliette Marie-Pierre Meinzel as La vendeuse du magasin du chaussures Sabrina Leurquin as La serveuse du snack Laszlo Harmati as Luis Mariano Roland De Pauw as le cuisinier TV Jo De Backer as Le marié Dieudonné Kabongo as Léboueur André Simon as Le clochard Jean Bollery as le pere de Nathalie Monique Florin as la mere de Nathalie Jean-Henri Compére as Léducateur Dominic Gould as le collegue de Harry Josse De Pauw as Le policier du commissariat Alexandre von Sivers as Le médecin Christian Hecq as Le gérant du magasin de chaussures Rémy Julienne as Le camionneur Didier De Neck as le beau-frere de Georges Pierre Godeau as le neveu de Georges Eric de Staercke as Le serveur du snack Olivier Gourmet as Le pere au restaurant Hélène Roussel as la mere de Julie Didier Ferney as Le 1er vendeur du show-room Marc Schreiber as Le 2eme vendeur du show-room Yves Degen as Le gérant du show-room Georges Siatidis as Le policier du show-room Raymond Lescot as Une grosse légume Bernard Eylenbosch as Le garçon du dancing Storyline of The Eighth Day 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. Genre: comedy, drama Theme: saintly fools, unlikely friendships Flag: adult situations Award: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations. Rating of The Eighth Day 7.5 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of The Eighth Day Write your review or comment