Directed by:
Jaco Van DormaelScreenplay:
Jaco Van DormaelCinematography:
Walther Vanden EndeComposer:
Pierre van DormaelCast:
Daniel Auteuil, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin, Pascal Duquenne, Harry Cleven, Josse De Pauw, Christopher Granier-Deferre, Jean-Henri Compère, Dominic Gould (more)Plots(1)
Harry is a classic victim of the corporate rat race; one of the living dead. One evening, he meets Georges... Georges has Downs Syndrome. On the run from the institution that has been his home since the death of his beloved mother, he embraces life head on, with no restraints, no barriers. To Harry’s surprise, and then delight, a strange and magical friendship begins develop, and for Harry, the possibility of a new freedom opens up in front of him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Algeria
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
Nos femmes (2015)
Miou-Miou
France
Best movies:
May Fools (1990)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Henri Garcin
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The Common Man (1975)
Jury of One (1974)
Pascal Duquenne
Belgium
Best movies:
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Harry Cleven
Belgium
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
Toto the Hero (1991)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Josse De Pauw
Belgium
Best movies:
Toto the Hero (1991)
The Eighth Day (1996)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Christopher Granier-Deferre
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The Eighth Day (1996)
Rembrandt (1999)
Jean-Henri Compère
Belgium
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Toto the Hero (1991)
The Eighth Day (1996)
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Dominic Gould
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The Eighth Day (1996)
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Christian Hecq
Belgium
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The Eighth Day (1996)
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Alexandre von Sivers
Best movies:
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A Town Called Panic (2009)
Toto the Hero (1991)
Dieudonné Kabongo
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Isabelle Sadoyan
France
Best movies:
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L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
Bernard Eylenbosch
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La Partie d'échecs (1994)
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Fabienne Loriaux
Best movies:
Toto the Hero (1991)
The Eighth Day (1996)
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Sabrina Leurquin
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Yves Degen
Best movies:
The Eighth Day (1996)
La Partie d'échecs (1994)
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Hélène Roussel
France
Best movies:
The Eighth Day (1996)
Death in the French Garden (1985)
Service Entrance (1954)
Eric De Staercke
Best movies:
The Eighth Day (1996)
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Juliette Van Dormael
Belgium
Best movies:
Mr. Nobody (2009)
The Eighth Day (1996)