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8.023-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.
Released: 1991-05-0194 minDir: Deepa MehtaDrama
Cast
- Ranjit Chowdhry as Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
- Peter Boretski as Sam "Zayda" Cohen
- Om Puri as Chetan Parikh
- Heath Lamberts as Morris Cohen
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Baldev
- Javed Jaffrey as Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
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- woman director
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- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 918924
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- publication date
- 1991-00-00
- title
- Sam & Me
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1990s buddy drama films1991 Canadian films1991 directorial debut films1991 drama films1991 English-language films1991 filmsCanadian drama filmsEnglish-language buddy drama filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsFilms directed by Deepa MehtaFilms scored by Mark KorvenITC Entertainment filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates