"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."
Ranjit Chowdhry
as Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
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)
Jolly Bader
as Ali Akbar
Leonard Chow
as Keith Wong
Marcia Diamond
as Hannah Cohen
Gina Wilkinson
as Mariana
Howard Jerome
as Mr. Klugman
Lance Koyata
as Takahito
Andy Marshall
as Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)
Kay Tremblay
as Mrs. Rohrlich
Gene Mack
as Lucas
John Edward Campbell
as Jimmy Yarulewski
Johanna Kern
as Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
Avi Phillips
as Mikey Yarulewski
Max Beckford
as Zack
Ratna Omidvar
as Iranian Vendor
Pierre Gautreau
as Cop #1
Paul Massie
as Cop #2
Tova Gallimore
as Dancer #1
C.J. Lusby
as Dancer #2
Chandra Galasso
as Student #1
Marla Pinsky
as Student #2
John Comerford
as Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)
Les Nirenberg
as Rabbi
Morris Phillips
as Mourner
Bernie Grossman
Bill Pearl
Louis Stone
Jack Newman
David Wince
Bruce Roney
Roselle Stone
Carrie Loring
Devyani Saltzman
as Girl in Sunglasses
Mark M. Cheung
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sharad Kumar
as Actor (uncredited)
Alison Reid
Stunts
Screenplay
Deepa Mehta
Director
Guy Dufaux
Director of Photography
Mark Korven
Original Music Composer