Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 11, 1992
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Jamil Dehlavi

Immaculate Conception — Cast

James Wilby Alistair Melissa Leo Hannah Shabana Azmi Samira Zia Mohyeddin Shehzada James Cossins Godfrey Shreeram Lagoo Dadaji Ronny Jhutti Kamal Tim Choate David