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Ocean of Pearls (2008)

Ocean of Pearls (2008)

Drama
Release Date: 2008, December 14
Directors: Sarab Neelam
Countries: United States of America
Production: Light Post Pictures, Ocean of Pearls, White Hill Production
Cast: Ajay Mehta, Ron Canada, Rena Owen, Brenda Strong, Omid Abtahi, Todd Babcock, Dennis Haskins, Heather McComb, Navi Rawat, Zach Begle

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

racism assimilation surgeon