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Sam & Me

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Nikhil Parikh (Ranjit Chowdhry) is a young man living in India, but he's not interested in the life his mom's planned for him. So he takes a trip to Toronto, where he starts working for a hospital supply company, and eventually forms an unlikely bond with old Jewish man Sam Cohen (Peter Boretski). Nikhil even calls Sam "Zayda," or father. But while their friendship grows, the relatives of both men become unnerved by the closeness that exists between Sam and Nikhil, and decide to intervene.

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Deepa Mehta

Director

Ranjit Chowdhry

Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

Peter Boretski

Sam "Zayda" Cohen

Om Puri

Chetan Parikh

Heath Lamberts

Morris Cohen

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

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Synopsis Nikhil Parikh (Ranjit Chowdhry) is a young man living in India, but he's not interested in the life his mom's planned for him. So he takes a trip to Toronto, where he starts working for a hospital supply company, and eventually forms an unlikely bond with old Jewish man Sam Cohen (Peter Boretski). Nikhil even calls Sam "Zayda," or father. But while their friendship grows, the relatives of both men become unnerved by the closeness that exists between Sam and Nikhil, and decide to intervene.
Director
Deepa Mehta
Producer
Deepa Mehta, Robert Wertheimer
Screenwriter
Ranjit Chowdhry
Production Co
Sunrise Films, Incorporated Television Company
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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