An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
CountryBelgium / France / Great Britain
Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
Production year1996
World premiere1 May 1996
Release date
22 May 1996
Russia
12+
25 July 1996
Argentina
12 September 1997
Brazil
21 June 1996
Canada
6 March 1997
Czechia
15 August 1997
Denmark
22 May 1996
France
5 December 1996
Germany
7 November 1996
Great Britain
4 September 1997
Hong Kong
1 January 1998
Hungary
4 October 1996
Italy
24 May 1997
Japan
22 May 1996
Kazakhstan
5 September 1997
Mexico
7 November 1996
Netherlands
28 May 1997
Poland
11 July 1997
Portugal
26 October 1996
South Korea
18 October 1996
Spain
17 January 1997
Sweden
2 August 1996
Switzerland
30 August 1996
Turkey
7 March 1997
USA
22 May 1996
Ukraine
27 June 1997
Uruguay
Budget25,000,000 FRF
Worldwide Gross$33,031,984
ProductionCanal+, Center for Film and Audiovisual Arts of the French Community of Belgium, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Also known as
Le huitième jour, El octavo día, Osmi Dan, The Eighth Day, O Oitavo Dia, 第八日, 8. gün, A opta zi, Am achten Tag, Den 8. dag, Den åttende dagen, Den Åttonde dagen, És a nyolcadik napon..., Ha-Haim Al-Pi George, I ogdoi mera, Kahdeksas päivä, L'ottavo giorno, Ngày Thứ Tám, O 8º Dia, Osmý den, Ôsmy deň, Ósmy dzień, Η όγδοη μέρα, День восьмой, Осмият ден, 八日目