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The Eighth Day

Original title: Le Huitième Jour

What a difference a day makes…

1996 · NR · 1h 58m

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael

7.3

TMDB audience score
326 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.

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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

  • Alice van Dormael
    Alice

  • Marie-Pierre Meinzel
    Shoe store saleswoman

  • Laszlo Harmati
    Luis Mariano

  • Dominique Lecat
    Band Member

  • Roland De Pauw
    TV Chef

  • Jo De Backer
    Bridegroom

  • Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
    Dustman

  • André Simon
    Tramp