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An unusual tale about the cathartic friendship between two men from radically different worlds. Harry is a salesman extraordinaire seemingly in control of his professional life. Yet, outside the confines of his office, Harry's world is deeply chaotic and he is trapped by his own emotional inertia.
One day Harry meets George, a young man with Down Syndrome who has just escaped from the facility into which he has been assigned. "Me Mongol," says George by way of an introduction... When Harry wants to return George to his home, he can't get rid of him.
These two men with nothing in common become inseparable and together embark on an unpredictable, sometimes delirious and deeply moving journey of self-discovery.
Directed by
Jaco van Dormael
Cast
Daniel Auteuil - Harry
Pascal Duquenne - Georges
Miou-Miou - Julie
Isabelle Sadoyan - Georges' Mother
Herni Garcin - Company Director
Michele Maes - Nathalie
Laszlo Harmati - Luis Mariano
Helene Roussel - Julie's Mother
Fabienne Loriaux - Fabienne
Didier DeNeck - Fabienne's Husband
Production Co.
Pan-Europeenne Production
Home Made Films
TF-1
RTL-TVi
WT2
D A Films
Produced by
Philippe Godeau
Eric Rommeluere
Dominique Josset
Studio
PolyGram Home Video
Writer
Jaco van Dormael
Music
Pierre Van Dormael
