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📅 1996 ⏱️ 118 min ⭐ 7.3/10 👥 309 votes
🎭 Drama

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.

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Detailed Plot Summary

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.

Story Analysis

This 118-minute Drama takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Jaco Van Dormael

Main Cast

Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil as Harry
Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne as Georges
Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou as Julie
Henri Garcin
Henri Garcin as Bank manager
Isabelle Sadoyan
Isabelle Sadoyan as Georges' Mother
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne Loriaux as Fabienne, Georges's sister
Juliette Van Dormael
Juliette Van Dormael as Juliette
Sabrina Leurquin
Sabrina Leurquin as Snack waitress
Dieudonné Kabongo
Dieudonné Kabongo as Dustman
Michele Maes as Nathalie
Alice van Dormael as Alice
Marie-Pierre Meinzel as Shoe store saleswoman
Laszlo Harmati as Luis Mariano
Dominique Lecat as Band Member
Roland De Pauw as TV Chef

Writers

Jaco Van Dormael

Producers

Philippe Godeau

Production Information

Release Date: May 22, 1996
Runtime: 118 minutes
Original Language: FR
Production Companies: D. A. Films, Working Title Films, Pan-Européenne, TF1 Films Production, RTL-TVi
Filming Locations: Belgium, France, United Kingdom

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User Reviews & Ratings

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👤 deepkino
📅 February 11, 2026

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, disco...

👤 deepkino
📅 February 11, 2026

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, disco...

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