Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception (1992)

Drama

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.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi

Casts

	James Wilby as Alistair
	Melissa Leo as Hannah
	Shabana Azmi as Samira
	Zia Mohyeddin as Shehzada
	James Cossins as Godfrey
	Shreeram Lagoo as Dadaji
	Ronny Jhutti as Kamal
	Tim Choate as David
	Bhasker Patel as Raju
	Bill Bailey as Harvey
	Zafar Hameed as Saeed Ahmed
	Zahoor Ahmad as Mosque Guardian
	Yaqoob Zakaria as Mosque Guardian
	Nasir Anwar Khan as Mosque Guardian
	Sultan Khan as Sahab
	Intezar Hussain as Customs Officer
	Vaqar Hur as Sweet Seller
	Rashid Akhtar as Craft Shop Vendor
	Farzana Rashid as Alistair's Secretary
	Sajida Syed as Gynaecologist
	Rashid Karapiet as Doctor
	Nasreen Shaguft as Ayah
	Khalid Shaikh as Bearer
	Amanullah Khan as Samira's Gunman
	Abu Rahi as Dadaji's Gunman
	Hawas Khan as Dadaji's Gunman
	Bilu Star as Dadaji's Gunman
	Harjit Singh as Dadaji's Gunman
	Badi Uzzaman as Dadaji's Retainer
	Mohammad Aslam as Dadaji's Servant
	Jamshed Ansari as Consul's Driver

Crew