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22/05/1996 Drama 1h 58m
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What a difference a day makes…

Overview

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

  1. Jaco Van Dormael

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel Auteuil

    Harry

  2. Pascal Duquenne

    Georges

  3. Miou-Miou

    Julie

  4. Henri Garcin

    Bank manager

  5. Isabelle Sadoyan

    Georges' Mother

  6. Fabienne Loriaux

    Fabienne, Georges's sister

  7. Juliette Van Dormael

    Juliette

  8. Sabrina Leurquin

    Snack waitress

  9. Dieudonné Kabongo

    Dustman

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Reviews

A review by deepkino
Written by deepkino on 2026-02-11
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 heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch emotionally, but absolutely worth it.
Daniel Auteuil plays the stressed, disconnected Harry to perfection, but Pascal Duquenne as Georges is the film’s magical heart. The...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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