My Hindu Friend
Appearance
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Directed by | Hector Babenco |
Written by | Hector Babenco |
Produced by | Hector Babenco |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mauro Pinheiro Jr. |
Edited by | Gustavo Giani |
Music by | Zbigniew Preisner |
Production company | HB Filmes |
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Country | Brazil |
Languages | Portuguese English |
My Hindu Friend is a 2015 Brazilian drama film, directed and written by Hector Babenco, starring Willem Dafoe, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Bárbara Paz, Selton Mello and Reynaldo Gianecchini.
It was released on 3 March 2016.[1]
Plot
[edit]Diego (Willem Dafoe) is a film director who is diagnosed with cancer and, while hospitalized, meets and befriends a Hindu 8-year-old boy who is also a patient at the hospital.
Cast
[edit]- 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
- Guilherme Weber as Antonio Fairman
- Dan Stulbach as Marcos
- Gilda Nomacce as Antonio's Wife
- Tuna Dwek as Gabi
- Tania Khalill as Rosemary
- Maitê Proença as Debora
- Dalton Vigh as Dr. Morris
- Supla as Paiva
- Ary Fontoura as Dudu
- Rio Adlakha as Hindu Friend
- Soren Hellerup as Herbert Spencer
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meu amigo hindu", filme de Hector Babenco, estreia dia 3 de março
- ^ "My Hindu Friend". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
External links
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Categories:
- 2015 films
- 2010s Portuguese-language films
- 2015 drama films
- Brazilian drama films
- Films about cancer
- Films set in hospitals
- Brazilian independent films
- Films set in São Paulo
- Films directed by Héctor Babenco
- Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner
- 2015 independent films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2015 multilingual films
- Brazilian multilingual films
- 2010s Brazilian films
- 2010s Brazilian film stubs