Ocean of Pearls

Ocean of Pearls

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 14, 2008

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.

Ocean of Pearls

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 14, 2008

Ocean of Pearls
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers White Hill Production, Light Post Pictures, Ocean of Pearls
Original title Ocean of Pearls
Directors Sarab Neelam
Writers V. Prasad, Sarab Neelam

Cast

Omid Abtahi

as Amrit Singh

Heather McComb

as Susan Clark

Ron Canada

as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

Navi Rawat

as Smita Sethi

Ajay Mehta

as Ravinder Singh

Todd Babcock

as Dr. Ryan Bristol

Dennis Haskins

as Dr. Shultz

Rena Owen

as Anna Berisha

Brenda Strong

as Mary Stewart

Zach Begle

as David Stewart