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
