
The Eighth Day, or the First Lesson in Thought
1971, UK. Directed by Volodymyr Dakhno.
So what happened after the day of Man’s Creation? Do you really think that after His well-deserved day of rest, God chose to follow a policy of non-intervention? No — He wanted to teach humanity the most important skill and weapon of all: the ability to think. What came of this noble idea — find out in this ironic fantasy.
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- 0h 9m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- UK
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- Released
- 4 February 1971
- Original title
- День восьмий або перший урок мислення
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yevhen Zahdanskyi
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The Eighth Day, or the First Lesson in Thought isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1971. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Eighth Day, or the First Lesson in Thought?
The Eighth Day, or the First Lesson in Thought (1971) was directed by Volodymyr Dakhno.