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Immaculate Conception (1992)

Immaculate Conception (1992)

Drama
Release Date: 1992, September 11
Directors: Jamil Dehlavi
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Delhavi Films
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Melissa Leo, Ronny Jhutti, Bhasker Patel, Tim Choate, Bill Bailey, James Wilby, Zia Mohyeddin, James Cossins, Shreeram Lagoo, Badi Uzzaman, Sultan Khan

Overview:

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.