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
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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
Andy Marshall
Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
Kay Tremblay
Mrs. Rohrlich
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