Immaculate Conception (1992)
19922h 0mDrama
Alistair, a British representative for a wildlife conservation agency based in Karachi and his Jewish-American wife Hannah have been unsuccessful at conceiving a child. Over time, the desire to have a child begins to consume Hannah and she persuades a reluctant Alistair to go with her for three days to a fertility shrine. After a ceremony during which Hannah converts to Islam and coaxes Alistair to do the same, she becomes pregnant. But Hannah’s joy at the discovery of her pregnancy is overshadowed by worsening relations with Alistair who has started an affair with their friend Samira and tensions begin to mount when eunuchs from the shrine start to harass the couple.
Cast
James WilbyAlistair
Melissa LeoHannah
Shabana AzmiSamira
Zia MohyeddinShehzada
James CossinsGodfrey
Shreeram LagooDadaji
Ronny JhuttiKamal
Tim ChoateDavid
Bhasker PatelRaju
Bill BaileyHarvey- ZZafar HameedSaeed Ahmed
- ZZahoor AhmadMosque Guardian
- YYaqoob ZakariaMosque Guardian
- NNasir Anwar KhanMosque Guardian
- SSultan KhanSahab
- IIntezar HussainCustoms Officer
- VVaqar HurSweet Seller
- RRashid AkhtarCraft Shop Vendor
Crew
- Director
- Jamil Dehlavi
- Writers
- Jamil Dehlavi
- Producers
- Jamil Dehlavi
- Music
- Richard Harvey
- Cinematography
- Nicholas D. Knowland
- Editing
- Chris Barnes
Details
- Released
- September 11, 1992
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Delhavi Films
- IMDb
- tt0104489
