''Boiling Pot'' is a 2015 American

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directed by Omar Ashmawey and starring

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, He had his stage debut at the age of 17, in a school production of '' You Can't Take It with You.'' Shortly after he successfully ...

Danielle Fishel Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981) is an American actress, director, model, and television personality. She began her career in theater, appearing in community productions of ''The Wizard of Oz'' and ''Peter Pan''. She made her debut ...

, and

Keith David Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as '' T ...

Premise

On an American college campus, ideas that have been long neglected emerge as racial tension grows between different student groups.

Cast

as Detective Haven *

as Valerie Davis *

as Agent Long *

M. Emmet Walsh Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in ''Bl ...

as Dean Marrison *

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as Rose Torrance * John Heard as Tom Davis * Ibrahim Ashmawey as Hazem Seif * Ashley Lynn Switzer as Claire Davis *

Sayed Badreya El Sayed Badreya ( ar, سيد بدرية) is an Egyptian-American actor. He was born on February 4, 1957, in Port Said, Egypt. He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in '' AmericanEast'', '' Iron Man'', ''Cargo Carg ...

as Anwar Seif * Corrin Evans as Lauren Davis * Kasey St. John as Kasey

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* 2015 drama films American drama films American independent films Films about race and ethnicity 2015 films 2015 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{indie-drama-film-stub