Drama
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.
Directed by
Deepa Mehta
Om Puri
Chetan Parikh
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Baldev
Javed Jaffrey
Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
Ranjit Chowdhry
Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
Andy Marshall
Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
Paul Massie
Cop #2
Howard Jerome
Mr. Klugman
Heath Lamberts
Morris Cohen
Jack Newman
Mourner
Bill Pearl
Mourner
Carrie Loring
Mourner
Peter Boretski
Sam "Zayda" Cohen
Jolly Bader
Ali Akbar
Leonard Chow
Keith Wong
Marcia Diamond
Hannah Cohen
Gina Wilkinson
Mariana
Lance Koyata
Takahito
Kay Tremblay
Mrs. Rohrlich
Gene Mack
Lucas
John Edward Campbell
Jimmy Yarulewski
Avi Phillips
Mikey Yarulewski
Max Beckford
Zack
Ratna Omidvar
Iranian Vendor
Pierre Gautreau
Cop #1
Tova Gallimore
Dancer #1
Chandra Galasso
Student #1
Marla Pinsky
Student #2
John Comerford
Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)
Les Nirenberg
Rabbi
Morris Phillips
Mourner
Bernie Grossman
Mourner
Louis Stone
Mourner
David Wince
Mourner
Bruce Roney
Mourner
Roselle Stone
Mourner
Devyani Saltzman
Girl in Sunglasses
Mark M. Cheung
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sharad Kumar
Actor (uncredited)

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