My Hindu Friend (2016)

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My Hindu Friend on IMDb 5.8/10 295 votes

Released:
2016-03-03

Overview:
Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.

Director:
Héctor Babenco

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Willem Dafoe
    as
    Diego Fairman
  • Maria Fernanda Cândido
    as
    Livia Monteiro Bueno
  • Reynaldo Gianecchini
    as
    Ricardo Steen
  • Selton Mello
    as
    Common Man
  • Bárbara Paz
    as
    Sofia Guerra