The Eighth Day (1996 film)

The Eighth Day French Le huitime jour is a 1996 Belgian comedydrama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry Daniel Auteuil, a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges Pascal Duquenne, an institutionalised man with Downs 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.

This film was nominated for the Palme dOr award, the top prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It did win the Best Actor award at the festival, which was given to both Pascal Duquenne and Daniel Auteuil. This was the first time in the festivals history that two actors had shared the award.

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