Le Huitième Jour

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Le Huitième Jour is a 1996 Belgian drama film that explores the unlikely friendship between a stressed businessman and a man with Down syndrome, highlighting themes of humanity, difference, and acceptance.

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instanceOf Belgian film
film
awardReceived Best Actor Award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
César Award for Best Actor nomination NERFINISHED
Palme d'Or for Best Actor
castMember Daniel Auteuil NERFINISHED
Fabienne Loriaux NERFINISHED
Henri Garcin NERFINISHED
Hélène Roussel NERFINISHED
Isabelle Sadoyan NERFINISHED
Miou-Miou NERFINISHED
Pascal Duquenne NERFINISHED
characterRole man with Down syndrome
stressed businessman
cinematographyBy Walther Vanden Ende NERFINISHED
composer Pierre Van Dormael NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Belgium NERFINISHED
director Jaco Van Dormael NERFINISHED
distributor PolyGram Filmed Entertainment NERFINISHED
editedBy Susana Rossberg NERFINISHED
features elements of magical realism
festival Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Belgium NERFINISHED
follows relationship between a businessman and a man with Down syndrome
genre comedy-drama film
drama film
hasTitleInEnglish The Eighth Day NERFINISHED
mainTheme acceptance
difference
disability
friendship
humanity
medium feature film
narrativeFocus critique of modern work life
personal transformation
notableFor joint Best Actor award for Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne at Cannes
originalLanguage French
partOf 1990s European cinema
portrays Down syndrome
productionCompany Liaison Cinématographique NERFINISHED
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1996
runtime approximately 118 minutes
screenedAt 1996 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
screenwriter Jaco Van Dormael NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult

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