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The Eight Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eighth_Day

The Eighth Day (French: Le huitième jour) is a Belgian 1996 film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges (Pascal Duquenne), an institutionalized man with Down syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry.

The film was written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Some scenes in the film appear as dream sequences. The music of Luis Mariano is used in these scenes, with actor Laszlo Harmati playing Luis. (Luis died in 1970.) The original music score is from Pierre Van Dormael, Jaco's brother.

Plot Summary
The film starts out with Georges giving viewers a brief description about what he believes to be the events of the seven days of creation. He believes that on the first day, "Il" (He/God) created the sun; on the second day, He created the sea and the earth; on the third day, He created music records; on the fourth day, He created television; on the fifth day, He created grass; on the sixth day, He created man; and on the seventh day, He rested. After the narrative, the title flashes across the screen in bold blue letters: The Eighth Day. The story unfolds how Harry meets Georges, and how Harry changes from a complicated man, to be fairly simple, like Georges. In the end however, Georges realizes he is being a liability, climbs to the roof with a case of chocolates (to which he is viciously allergic), and eats them. Then, having overdosed, he falls off the edge, yet laughing even in his last moments. The story ends with Harry reciting the lines said by Georges in the beginning, but adding the line, "On the eighth day, God created Georges, and he saw that it was good."

Question
1. Do you have someone disabled in your family/neighborhood or
   have you ever seen those people (could be direct or indirect – movies, stories, dramas)?
   Please share your experiences.
2. Do you think that we have something to learn from disabled people?
   What can we learn from them? Please give some examples.
3. How do you think about the word ‘장애우’?
   Do you believe that ‘장애우’ is better than ‘장애인’?
   What else is there we are now trying to break the discrimination toward disabled people?
4. Do you think that this kind of movie is helpful to break the discrimination?
   Let’s talk about the effect of movies on the society.

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