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Sam & Me

Sam & Me

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 May 1991

Country

Canada

Cast

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

Peter Boretski

Peter Boretski

Sam "Zayda" Cohen

Om Puri

Om Puri

Chetan Parikh

Heath Lamberts

Heath Lamberts

Morris Cohen

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Baldev

Javed Jaffrey

Javed Jaffrey

Xavier (as Javid Jafri)

Jolly Bader

Jolly Bader

Ali Akbar

Leonard Chow

Leonard Chow

Keith Wong

Marcia Diamond

Marcia Diamond

Hannah Cohen

Gina Wilkinson

Gina Wilkinson

Mariana

Howard Jerome

Howard Jerome

Mr. Klugman

Lance Koyata

Lance Koyata

Takahito

Andy Marshall

Andy Marshall

Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)

Kay Tremblay

Kay Tremblay

Mrs. Rohrlich

Gene Mack

Gene Mack

Lucas

John Edward Campbell

John Edward Campbell

Jimmy Yarulewski

Johanna Kern

Johanna Kern

Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)

Avi Phillips

Avi Phillips

Mikey Yarulewski

Max Beckford

Max Beckford

Zack

Ratna Omidvar

Ratna Omidvar

Iranian Vendor

Pierre Gautreau

Pierre Gautreau

Cop #1

Paul Massie

Paul Massie

Cop #2

Tova Gallimore

Tova Gallimore

Dancer #1

C.J. Lusby

C.J. Lusby

Dancer #2

Chandra Galasso

Chandra Galasso

Student #1

Marla Pinsky

Marla Pinsky

Student #2

John Comerford

John Comerford

Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)

Les Nirenberg

Les Nirenberg

Rabbi

Morris Phillips

Morris Phillips

Mourner

Bernie Grossman

Bernie Grossman

Mourner

Bill Pearl

Bill Pearl

Mourner

Louis Stone

Louis Stone

Mourner

Jack Newman

Jack Newman

Mourner

David Wince

David Wince

Mourner

Bruce Roney

Bruce Roney

Mourner

Roselle Stone

Roselle Stone

Mourner

Carrie Loring

Carrie Loring

Mourner

Devyani Saltzman

Devyani Saltzman

Girl in Sunglasses

Mark M. Cheung

Mark M. Cheung

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Sharad Kumar

Sharad Kumar

Actor (uncredited)

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