poster

1996

(05/22/1996) (BE)

Drama,

1h 58m

74

User Score

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.

1996

74

User Score

(05/22/1996) (BE)

Drama,

1h 58m

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.

Cast

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Bank manager

Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

Georges' Mother

Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne Loriaux

Fabienne, Georges's sister

Sabrina Leurquin

Sabrina Leurquin

Snack waitress

Michele Maes

Michele Maes

Nathalie

Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Marie-Pierre Meinzel

Shoe store saleswoman

Laszlo Harmati

Laszlo Harmati

Luis Mariano

Dominique Lecat

Dominique Lecat

Band Member

Jo De Backer

Jo De Backer

Bridegroom

Monique Florin

Monique Florin

Nathalie's mother

Jean Bollery

Jean Bollery

Nathalie's father