The Eighth Day

Year: 1996

Runtime: 118 mins

Language: French

Director: Jaco Van Dormael

DramaHumanity and the world around usMoving relationship storiesTouching and sentimental family storiesPowerful stories of heartbreak and suffering

Georges, a man with Down syndrome who has escaped a care home, runs into Harry, a successful yet lonely salesman abandoned by his wife and children. After forgetting to meet his kids, Harry drives aimlessly and picks up Georges. Though he tries to shake him off, they forge a friendship that makes Harry face his isolation and find new purpose.

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