Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Deepa MehtaDirector
- Ranjit ChowdhryScreenplay
- Mark KorvenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ranjit ChowdhryNikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
- Peter BoretskiSam "Zayda" Cohen
- Om PuriChetan Parikh
- Heath LambertsMorris Cohen
- Kulbhushan KharbandaBaldev
- Javed JaffreyXavier (as Javid Jafri)
- Jolly BaderAli Akbar
- Leonard ChowKeith Wong
- Marcia DiamondHannah Cohen
- Gina WilkinsonMariana
- Howard JeromeMr. Klugman
- Lance KoyataTakahito
Stills
Themes
woman director