My Hindu Friend
Brazilian film poster
Directed by	Hector Babenco
Written by	Hector Babenco
Produced by	Hector Babenco
Starring	Willem Dafoe Maria Fernanda Cândido Bárbara Paz Selton Mello Reynaldo Gianecchini
Cinematography	Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Edited by	Gustavo Giani
Music by	Zbigniew Preisner
Production company	HB Filmes
Release dates	22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) (São Paulo International Film Festival) 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)
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

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

• 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

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10.^[2]