Sam & Me

Synopsis

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.

Details

Director

Deepa Mehta

Release

May 1, 1991

Status

Released

Country

Canada

Network

Sunrise Films

Runtime

1h 34m

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Where to watch

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Cast

• 
  Ranjit Chowdhry

  Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
• Peter Boretski

  Sam "Zayda" Cohen
• 
  Om Puri

  Chetan Parikh
• 
  Heath Lamberts

  Morris Cohen
• 
  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

  Baldev
• 
  Javed Jaffrey

  Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
• Jolly Bader

  Ali Akbar
• Leonard Chow

  Keith Wong
• Marcia Diamond

  Hannah Cohen
• 
  Gina Wilkinson

  Mariana
• 
  Howard Jerome

  Mr. Klugman
• Lance Koyata

  Takahito

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