Sam & Me
“Isn't friendship the darndest thing...”
Director
Deepa Mehta
Screenplay
Ranjit Chowdhry
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.
Release
May 1, 1991
Budget
—
Country
Canada
Revenue
—
Cast
Ranjit Chowdhry
Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
Om Puri
Chetan Parikh
Heath Lamberts
Morris Cohen
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Baldev
Javed Jaffrey
Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
Howard Jerome
Mr. Klugman
Andy Marshall
Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
Max Beckford
Zack
Paul Massie
Cop #2
C.J. Lusby
Dancer #2
Bill Pearl
Mourner
Jack Newman
Mourner
Carrie Loring
Mourner
Reviews
★★★★★★★★★★
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