(Jamil Dehlavi, 1992)
Release date:Â 25 March 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (World Blu-ray premiere)
A Western couple (played by Melissa Leo and James Wilby) working in Pakistan visit an unconventional holy shrine to harness its spiritual powers to help them conceive a child. They are lavished with the attentions of the shrine’s leader (an exceptional performance from Zia Mohyeddin – Lawrence of Arabia, Khartoum) and her followers, but their methods and motives are not all that they seem, and the couple’s lives are plunged into darkness.
This ravishing, unsettling film from director Jamil Dehlavi (The Blood of Hussain, Born of Fire) is a deeply personal work which raises questions of cultural and sexual identity, religious fanaticism and the abuses of power. The brand-new 2K restoration from the original negative was supervised and approved by Dehlavi and cinematographer Nic Knowland.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from the original negative
- Original stereo audio
- Interview with Jamil Dehlavi (2019): new and exclusive interview in which the director discusses the making of Immaculate Conception
- Interview with James Wilby (2019): a new interview with the esteemed actor
- Interview with Ronny Jhutti (2019): a new interview with the popular actor
- Interview with Nic Knowland (2019): a new interview with the renowned director of photography
- Original trailer
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by screenwriter and journalist Naman Ramachandran, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- World premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited Edition of 3,000 copies
- All extras subject to change
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BBFC cert: 15
REGION FREE
EAN: 5037899071939
