My Hindu Friend

My Hindu Friend

Those who still have a dream to fulfill are more likely to survive.

Directed by Héctor Babenco

Produced by HB Filmes

2016109 min4.0 / 10

A contemplative, melancholic meditation on mortality, friendship, and the fragility of human connection in the face of illness and loss.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Hindu Friend sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is My Hindu Friend violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is My Hindu Friend scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does My Hindu Friend end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is My Hindu Friend easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Hindu Friend, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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