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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 13 June 2008
Synopsis:
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.
Actor: Character:
Omid Abtahi: Amrit Singh
Heather McComb: Susan Clark
Ron Canada: Dr. William Ballard
Navi Rawat: Smita Sethi
Ajay Mehta: Ravinder Singh
Todd Babcock: Ryan Bristol
Dennis Haskins: Dr. Shultz
KT Thangavelu: Amrit's mother
Rena Owen: Anna
Brenda Strong: Mary Stewart
Production:
Casting Director: Emily Schweber
Cinematographer: Lon Stratton
Editor: Jason Stewart
Music Composer: Pinar Toprak
Additional Compositions: Karsh Kale
Vocalist: Snatam Kaur Khalsa
Producers: Sarab & Jaspal Kaur Neelam
Executive Producers: Jeff Dowd & Jim Burstein
Story by: Sarab S Neelam & V. Prasad
Screenwriter: V. Prasad
Director: Sarab S Neelam
Trailer:
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