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.
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
Gene Mack
Lucas
John Edward Campbell
Jimmy Yarulewski
Johanna Kern
Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
Avi Phillips
Mikey Yarulewski
Max Beckford
Zack
Ratna Omidvar
Iranian Vendor
Pierre Gautreau
Cop #1
Paul Massie
Cop #2
Tova Gallimore
Dancer #1
C.J. Lusby
Dancer #2
Chandra Galasso
Student #1
Marla Pinsky
Student #2
John Comerford
Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)
Les Nirenberg
Rabbi
Morris Phillips
Mourner
Bernie Grossman
Bill Pearl
Louis Stone
Jack Newman
David Wince
Bruce Roney
Roselle Stone
Carrie Loring
Devyani Saltzman
Girl in Sunglasses
Mark M. Cheung
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sharad Kumar
Actor (uncredited)
Deepa Mehta
Director
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Sunrise Films
CA
Film4 Productions
GB
Canada
United Kingdom
English