Vijay and I (2013)
Wilhelm Wilder (Will) is a talented actor stuck on a New York City children's TV show where he portrays Bad Luck Bunny, a hapless green rabbit. Feeling a failure, he bears his fate with touching self-irony, but grows sulky and petulant when he thinks that his wife, daughter and all his friends have forgotten his 40th birthday. In the confusion following a road accident, all the world believes he is dead. Instead of rectifying the situation, he decides to fulfill a fantasy and attend his own funeral. Here he will learn what everyone really thinks of him. With the aid of his best friend Rad, an Indian restaurant-owner, Will becomes Vijay Singh, a handsome and gentlemanly Sikh, complete with turban and beard. Will confronts a unique problem: everyone likes Vijay, and most of all, he likes Vijay, more than he ever liked himself.
Director:
Sam Garbarski
Writers:
Sam Garbarski, Philippe Blasband, Matthew Robbins.
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Moritz Bleibtreu as Will / Vijay |
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Patricia Arquette as Julia |
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Danny Pudi as Rad |
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Michael Imperioli as Micky |
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Jeannie Berlin as Mrs. Korokowski |
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Moni Moshonov as Mr. Korokowski |
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Hanna Schygulla as Will's Mother |
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Michael Gwisdek as Will's Father |
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Catherine Missal as Lily |
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Nadine Petry as Mimi |
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Alina Buschbacher as Gaga |
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Erin Dilly as Mistress |
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Ron Moreno as Mexican Waiter |
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George Akram as Puerto Rican Waiter |
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Zhiyong Tang as Chinese Cook |
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Leila Schaus as Intern |
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Jerry Hyman as Old Russian Taxi Driver |
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Jeff Burrell as Julia's Patient 1 |
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Megan Gay as Julia's Patient 2 |
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Tah von Allmen as Julia's Patient 3 |
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Nat DeWolf as Julia's Patient 4 |
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Tess Bryant as News Anchor |
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Wade Mylius as Car Thief |
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Aparajita Datta as Sikh Woman in Restaurant 1 |
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Rabia Maddah as Sikh Woman in Restaurant 2 |
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Irshad Panjatan as Sikh Man in Restaurant |
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Antonia Dauphin as Gaby |
| Directing | Sam Garbarski | Director |
| Writing | Philippe Blasband | Writer |
| Writing | Sam Garbarski | Writer |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Writer |
| Camera | Alain Duplantier | Director of Photography |
| Production | Antonia Dauphin | Casting |
| Art | Véronique Sacrez | Production Design |
| Production | Sébastien Delloye | Producer |
| Production | Brigitte Kerger-Santos | Line Producer |
| Crew | Alain Duplantier | Cinematography |
| Editing | Sandrine Deegen | Editor |
| Art | Véronique Sacrez | Set Decoration |
| Art | Lieven Baes | Props |
| Art | Frédéric Delrue | Props |
| Art | Thierry Van Cappellen | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Marchand | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elise Dutheil | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Jordan | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudine Moureaud | Makeup Designer |
| Writing | Sam Garbarski | Story |
| Writing | Sam Garbarski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sam Garbarski | Idea |
| Crew | Sam Garbarski | Script |
| Writing | Philippe Blasband | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philippe Blasband | Idea |
| Crew | Philippe Blasband | Script |
| Writing | Philippe Blasband | Story |
| Crew | Matthew Robbins | Script |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Idea |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Story |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Screenplay |
| Editing | Peter Bernaers | Colorist |
| Art | Manu Poupard | Property Master |
| Crew | Ernestine Kahn | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Elly Verduyckt | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Nuno Fernando De Almeida Cardoso | Driver |
| Crew | Tim Großkurth | Driver |
| Crew | Gaby Meyers | Driver |
| Crew | Nuno Pimenta | Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Saive | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bineta Saware | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabina Valiante | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Bryce Burke | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Nicolas Corson | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jeremie Ducrocq | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Sébastien Rey | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Martin Hartmann | Production Manager |
| Crew | Fabian Hannaert | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Melissa Gundlach | Production Manager |
| Production | Patrick Blocman | Production Director |
| Directing | Alexandre Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hélène Karenzo | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Darryl Prevost | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jim Probyn | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melinda Ziyadat | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Cedric Ardement | Set Dresser |
| Art | Boris Bartholomäus | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Micaela Carolan | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Arthur Deprez | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Alessandro Palestro | Art Direction |
| Art | Diana van de Vossenberg | Painter |
| Sound | François Dumont | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Alain Goniva | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Valérie Le Docte | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Warwick Marais | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | Jo Masset | Sound |
| Sound | Philippe van Leer | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Anna Brunstein | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Aaron Crozier | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Paul Maas | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Thibault Ruslet | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ion Petru Tanase | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Patrick Blocman | Location Manager |
| Art | Mélanie Delloye-Betancourt | Location Scout |
| Production | Stéphanie Mengel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Hugo Pazmino | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Vanessa Lee Rodd | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Saive | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Camera | Myriam Amouri | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Charlie Anderson | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Lighting | Leonardo D'Antoni | Electrician |
| Lighting | René Haan | Electrician |
| Camera | Témoudjine Janssens | Key Grip |
| Camera | Christian Kitscha | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nicholas Kuhn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Helder Loureiro Alves Da Silva | Electrician |
| Camera | Patrick Müller | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Antoine Sanier | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Gunther Schockaert | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Wan Sze Stanley Eade Chan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Edwin Van Den Hove | Additional Grip |
| Lighting | Kim van Honschooten | Electrician |
| Lighting | Didier Versolatto | Electrician |
| Production | Anne Berger | Production Secretary |
| Production | Blaine Chou | Key Production Assistant |
| Production | Natacha Gilson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Alain Uhl | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kristina Siska | Production Assistant |
| Production | Vered Rodriguez | Production Assistant |
| Production | Stephan Prevost | Production Assistant |
| Production | James O'Connor | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Gero Brugmann | Legal Services |
| Sound | Steve Houben | Original Music Composer |