Immaculate Conception

1992

Drama / Romance

Director

Top cast

Shabana Azmi as Samira
Bill Bailey as American Consul
Melissa Leo as Hannah
Zia Mohyeddin as Shehzada
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1.04 GB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
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1.98 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
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Reviewed by izhar_hussain 6 / 10

A Clash of Faith, Desire, and Power

Jamil Dehlavi's Immaculate Conception is a strange, haunting mix of faith, desire, and cultural collision. Hannah (Melissa Leo), an American senator's daughter, follows her British husband to Pakistan, desperate for a child. When she turns to a shrine run by eunuchs who claim mystical powers of fertility.Melissa Leo is fearless, if not always sympathetic, and James Wilby's reserved husband makes a fitting counterpoint. The pacing drags in places, but the Karachi setting and shrine sequences are beautifully shot and deeply atmospheric.The film's biggest strength lies in its ambition, tackling faith, gender, and colonial power without offering neat answers. It's messy, provocative, and often uncomfortable, but it sticks with you.Its uneven but fascinating, a rare look at belief and control across two clashing worlds.
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Reviewed by derek-duerden 5 / 10

Interference

I didn't enjoy this much - particularly towards the end.

While an interesting set-up, I started to feel that it was basically a litany of people interfering in others' lives.... exemplified by fathers (several), husbands, brothers, religion, society, the press and countries (colonialism) - with the child the ultimate victim, perhaps. As such, it was pretty depressing and I'm sort-of regretting having seen it, especially with so many other films on my watchlist (opportunity cost!).

There was some good acting and of course the sense of place is well-established, so I'm sure that others might get more out of it than I did - but this isn't a recommendation.

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