Sam & Me

1h 34min

Drama

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.

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
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
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
John Edward Campbell

John Edward Campbell

Jimmy Yarulewski
Johanna Kern

Johanna Kern

Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
Avi Phillips

Avi Phillips

Mikey Yarulewski
Ratna Omidvar

Ratna Omidvar

Iranian Vendor
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)
Bill Pearl

Bill Pearl

Mourner
Devyani Saltzman

Devyani Saltzman

Girl in Sunglasses
Mark M. Cheung

Mark M. Cheung

Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sharad Kumar

Sharad Kumar

Actor (uncredited)

Release date

1st May 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English