Immaculate Conception (1992)

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.

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Cast

• James WilbyAlistair
• Melissa LeoHannah
• Shabana AzmiSamira
• Zia MohyeddinShehzada
• James CossinsGodfrey
• Shreeram LagooDadaji
• Ronny JhuttiKamal
• Tim ChoateDavid
• Bhasker PatelRaju
• Bill BaileyHarvey
• Zafar HameedSaeed Ahmed
• Zahoor AhmadMosque Guardian
• Yaqoob ZakariaMosque Guardian
• Nasir Anwar KhanMosque Guardian
• Sultan KhanSahab
• Intezar HussainCustoms Officer
• Vaqar HurSweet Seller
• Rashid AkhtarCraft Shop Vendor

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