My Hindu Friend

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.

Cast

Willem Dafoe

Diego Fairman

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Livia Monteiro Bueno

Reynaldo Gianecchini

Ricardo Steen

Selton Mello

Common Man

Bárbara Paz

Sofia Guerra

Guilherme Weber

Antonio Fairman

Dan Stulbach

Marcos

Gilda Nomacce

Antonio's Wife

Tuna Dwek

Gabi

Tania Khalill

Rosemary

Maitê Proença

Debora

Dalton Vigh

Dr. Morris