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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.

Top Cast

  • Omid Abtahi

    Omid Abtahi

    Amrit Singh

  • Heather McComb

    Heather McComb

    Susan Clark

  • Ron Canada

    Ron Canada

    Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

  • Navi Rawat

    Navi Rawat

    Smita Sethi

  • Ajay Mehta

    Ajay Mehta

    Ravinder Singh

  • Todd Babcock

    Todd Babcock

    Dr. Ryan Bristol

  • Dennis Haskins

    Dennis Haskins

    Dr. Shultz

  • Rena Owen

    Rena Owen

    Anna Berisha

  • Brenda Strong

    Brenda Strong

    Mary Stewart

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.

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