Ocean of Pearls (2008)
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As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
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Omid AbtahiAmrit Singh
Heather McCombSusan Clark
Ron CanadaDr. Wiiliam Ballard
Navi RawatSmita Sethi
Ajay MehtaRavinder SinghTodd BabcockDr. Ryan Bristol
Dennis HaskinsDr. Shultz
Rena OwenAnna Berisha
Brenda StrongMary StewartZach BegleDavid StewartKeywords
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What is Ocean of Pearls about?
As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
How long is Ocean of Pearls?
Ocean of Pearls has a runtime of 97 minutes.