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Ocean of Pearls(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-12-14
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5 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Light Post Pictures
Ocean of Pearls
White Hill Production
Movie: Ocean of Pearls
Top 10 Billed Cast
Omid Abtahi
Amrit Singh
Heather McComb
Susan Clark
Ron Canada
Dr. Wiiliam Ballard
Navi Rawat
Smita Sethi
Ajay Mehta
Ravinder Singh
Todd Babcock
Dr. Ryan Bristol
Dennis Haskins
Dr. Shultz
Rena Owen
Anna Berisha
Brenda Strong
Mary Stewart
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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.
Release Date
2008-12-14
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4.9
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