Immaculate Conception (1992)
Release Year: 1992
Nation: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: Midnight Secret, Imaculada Concepção
Director: Jamil Dehlavi
Writer: Jamil Dehlavi
Production & Genre
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Keywords
Keywords: cheating husband, cheating wife, cobra, female frontal nudity, female nudity, female rear nudity, female topless nudity, gay muslim, grandfather granddaughter relationship, infertility, love triangle, male rear nudity, muslim prayer, muslim society, older woman teenage boy sex, photographer, sea turtle, sex scene, snake, wife pregnant by another man
Story
Alistair, a British representative for a wildlife conservation agency based in Karachi, and his Jewish-American wife Hannah struggle with infertility. In their desperation to conceive, they travel to a fertility shrine run by eunuchs where Hannah converts to Islam during a ceremony. Afterwards, Hannah becomes pregnant but the couple's relationship begins to fray as Alistair starts an affair with their friend Samira. Tensions further escalate when the shrine's eunuchs take interest in Hannah's pregnancy due to religious beliefs and cultural clashes.
Summary
Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, 'Immaculate Conception' (1992) follows a childless couple, Hannah, an American Jew, and her British husband Alistair. Desperate for a child, they visit a controversial fertility shrine known for curing infertility but run by eunuchs. The film explores themes of cultural clashes, religious beliefs, infidelity, and the desperation to conceive. Upon returning home after the ceremony at the shrine, Hannah discovers she's pregnant while Alistair begins an affair with Samira, their Pakistani friend. Meanwhile, the shrine's eunuchs develop an interest in Hannah's pregnancy leading to further tension. The movie is a complex blend of drama and romance set amidst the vibrant yet challenging cultural landscape of Pakistan.
