'My Hindu Friend' trivia and fun facts
Film Festival of India
'My Hindu Friend' was selected for the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
First movie
Film debut of Rio Adlakha.
Last film
Hector Babenco's final feature film.
Inspired by Babenco
The movie is inspired by Hector Babenco's life story and many of the characters are his real life friends and family.
Inspiration
Davis' character is inspired by the director and painter Julian Schnabel. His real life daughter, Stella Schnabel, plays Leslie, Davis' wife in the movie.
A big family
Part of the crew eventually joined the cast. Jason Bermingham (Dr. Isaac) was one of the Dialog Coachs, Michael Wade (Dr. Feffer) was the first Portuguese to English script translator, Julia Medeiros, the casting director, was asked by Hector himself to play the Puerto Rican. Several members of the crew played extras, for example, the whole Direction team.
Change of language
The movie was previously spoken in Portuguese. The language was changed once Willem Dafoe joined the cast.