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Isn't friendship the darndest thing...
8 / 10 IMDb May 1, 1991 1h 34m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Release Date
May 1, 1991
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Writers
Cast
Ranjit Chowdhry
as Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
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Peter Boretski
as Sam "Zayda" Cohen
Om Puri
as Chetan Parikh
Heath Lamberts
as Morris Cohen
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Baldev
Javed Jaffrey
as Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
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Jolly Bader
as Ali Akbar
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Leonard Chow
as Keith Wong
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Marcia Diamond
as Hannah Cohen
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Gina Wilkinson
as Mariana
Howard Jerome
as Mr. Klugman
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Lance Koyata
as Takahito
Andy Marshall
as Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
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Kay Tremblay
as Mrs. Rohrlich
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Gene Mack
as Lucas
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John Edward Campbell
as Jimmy Yarulewski
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Johanna Kern
as Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
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Avi Phillips
as Mikey Yarulewski
Max Beckford
as Zack
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Ratna Omidvar
as Iranian Vendor
Production Companies
Sunrise Films
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