Sam & Me

"Isn't friendship the darndest thing..."

1991 1h 34m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Isn't friendship the darndest thing...”

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Cast

Ranjit Chowdhry
Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
Peter Boretski
Sam "Zayda" Cohen
Om Puri
Chetan Parikh
Heath Lamberts
Morris Cohen
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Baldev
Javed Jaffrey
Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
Jolly Bader
Ali Akbar
Leonard Chow
Keith Wong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Deepa Mehta
Writers: Ranjit Chowdhry
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Deepa Mehta, shot by Guy Dufaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Korven. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Ranjit Chowdhry and Peter Boretski and Om Puri carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Isn't friendship the darndest thing...".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Deepa Mehta directs. Guy Dufaux behind the camera. Mark Korven scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Deepa Mehta, shot by Guy Dufaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mark Korven. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Ranjit Chowdhry and Peter Boretski and Om Puri carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Isn't friendship the darndest thing...".
6IMDB entry: tt0102831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.