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My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend

My Hindu Friend

Those who still have a dream to fulfill are more likely to survive.

Genres

Drama

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Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

4.103/10

Release Date

03 March 2016

Country

Brazil

Cast

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Diego Fairman

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Livia Monteiro Bueno

Reynaldo Gianecchini

Reynaldo Gianecchini

Ricardo Steen

Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Common Man

Bárbara Paz

Bárbara Paz

Sofia Guerra

Guilherme Weber

Guilherme Weber

Antonio Fairman

Dan Stulbach

Dan Stulbach

Marcos

Gilda Nomacce

Gilda Nomacce

Antonio's Wife

Tuna Dwek

Tuna Dwek

Gabi

Tania Khalill

Tania Khalill

Rosemary

Maitê Proença

Maitê Proença

Debora

Dalton Vigh

Dalton Vigh

Dr. Morris

Supla

Supla

Paiva

Ary Fontoura

Ary Fontoura

Dudu

Rio Adlakha

Rio Adlakha

Hindu Friend

Henry Sobel

Henry Sobel

Rabbi

Charles Paraventi

Charles Paraventi

Léo

Clara Choveaux

Clara Choveaux

Young woman

Charly Braun

Charly Braun

Dream's Youth

Ana Clara Fischer

Ana Clara Fischer

Rajneesh Woman

Phil Miler

Phil Miler

Davis

Ivo Müller

Ivo Müller

Ricardo's Doctor

Vinicius Zinn

Vinicius Zinn

Security

Ondina Clais

Ondina Clais

Luiza

Vera Valdez

Vera Valdez

Death's Wife

Stella Schnabel

Stella Schnabel

Leslie

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