---
title: 'The Eighth Day (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jaco Van Dormael'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-eighth-day-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116581/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Eighth Day (1996)

1996 · 115 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, France, Belgium

Original title: Le Huitième Jour

## Synopsis

The Eighth Day is a 1996 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry, a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges, an institutionalised man with Down syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jaco Van Dormael](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaco-van-dormael)
- **Screenplay:** [Jaco Van Dormael](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaco-van-dormael)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pierre Van Dormael](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-van-dormael)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walther van den Ende](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-van-den-ende)
- **Editor:** [Susana Rossberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/susana-rossberg)

## Cast

- [Isabelle Sadoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-sadoyan)
- [Hélène Roussel](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-roussel)
- [Dieudonné Kabongo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieudonne-kabongo)
- [Josse De Pauw](https://cinepixo.com/people/josse-de-pauw)
- [Harry Cleven](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cleven)
- [Rémy Julienne](https://cinepixo.com/people/remy-julienne)
- [Didier de Neck](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-de-neck)
- [Alexandre von Sivers](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-von-sivers)
- [Daniel Auteuil](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-auteuil)
- [Miou-Miou](https://cinepixo.com/people/miou-miou)
- [Dominic Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-gould)
- [Christian Hecq](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-hecq)
- [Henri Garcin](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-garcin)
- [Pascal Duquenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-duquenne)
- [Fabienne Loriaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabienne-loriaux)

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