The Eighth Day

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

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as Harry

Pascal Duquenne

as Georges

Miou-Miou

as Julie

Henri Garcin

as Bank manager

Isabelle Sadoyan

as Georges' Mother

Fabienne Loriaux

as Fabienne, Georges's sister

Juliette Van Dormael

as Juliette

Sabrina Leurquin

as Snack waitress

Dieudonné Kabongo

as Dustman

Michele Maes

as Nathalie

Reviews

deepkino

This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbr...

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