Sam & Me

Name: Sam & Me
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-05-01
Duration: 94 min

1h 34m·Drama

Directed by Deepa Mehta·1991

Rate

8.0/10 avg

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.

DirectorDeepa MehtaCinematographyGuy DufauxScreenplayRanjit ChowdhryStudioSunrise Films

Actor	Role
Ranjit ChowdhryNikhil "Shwartza" Parikh	Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
PPeter BoretskiSam "Zayda" Cohen	Sam "Zayda" Cohen
Om PuriChetan Parikh	Chetan Parikh
Heath LambertsMorris Cohen	Morris Cohen
Kulbhushan KharbandaBaldev	Baldev
Javed JaffreyXavier (as Javid Jafri)	Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
JJolly BaderAli Akbar	Ali Akbar
LLeonard ChowKeith Wong	Keith Wong
MMarcia DiamondHannah Cohen	Hannah Cohen
GGina WilkinsonMariana	Mariana
Howard JeromeMr. Klugman	Mr. Klugman
LLance KoyataTakahito	Takahito
Andy MarshallVincent (as Andrew Marshall)	Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
KKay TremblayMrs. Rohrlich	Mrs. Rohrlich
GGene MackLucas	Lucas
JJohn Edward CampbellJimmy Yarulewski	Jimmy Yarulewski
JJohanna KernMrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)	Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
AAvi PhillipsMikey Yarulewski	Mikey Yarulewski
Max BeckfordZack	Zack
RRatna OmidvarIranian Vendor	Iranian Vendor
PPierre GautreauCop #1	Cop #1
Paul MassieCop #2	Cop #2
TTova GallimoreDancer #1	Dancer #1
C.J. LusbyDancer #2	Dancer #2
CChandra GalassoStudent #1	Student #1
MMarla PinskyStudent #2	Student #2
JJohn ComerfordTaxi Man (as Jon Comerford)	Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)
LLes NirenbergRabbi	Rabbi
MMorris PhillipsMourner	Mourner
BBernie GrossmanMourner	Mourner