Sam & Me

Overview

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

Top cast

Ranjit Chowdhry

Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

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Peter Boretski

Sam "Zayda" Cohen

Om Puri

Chetan Parikh

Heath Lamberts

Morris Cohen

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Baldev

Javed Jaffrey

Xavier (as Javid Jafri)

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Jolly Bader

Ali Akbar

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Leonard Chow

Keith Wong

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Marcia Diamond

Hannah Cohen

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Gina Wilkinson

Mariana

Howard Jerome

Mr. Klugman

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Lance Koyata

Takahito

Andy Marshall

Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)

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Kay Tremblay

Mrs. Rohrlich

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Gene Mack

Lucas

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John Edward Campbell

Jimmy Yarulewski

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Johanna Kern

Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)

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Avi Phillips

Mikey Yarulewski

Max Beckford

Zack

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Ratna Omidvar

Iranian Vendor

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