Ocean of Pearls (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.

Released Dec. 14, 2008 97 min 13+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.surgeon, tmdb.racism, tmdb.assimilation, imdb.transplant-operation, imdb.turban, imdb.indian, imdb.detroit-michigan + 10 more, imdb.sikh, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.photography, imdb.emergency-room, imdb.sikhism, imdb.michigan, imdb.independent-film, mdblist.rotten, imdb.toronto-ontario-canada, aspectratio.1-85-1