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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
(Jamil Dehlavi, 1992)
Release date: 18 March 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (World Blu-ray premiere)

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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 Delhavi (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 Dehavi 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 and filmmaker
• Interview with Nic Knowland (2019): a new interview with the renowned director of photography
• Theatrical 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

Funded by Channel 4, this film has been very rarely seen outside of its U.K. VHS and 2010 DVD releases and should be quite a discovery for many thanks to its 2019 Indicator Blu-ray release. The new 2K presentation from the original camera negative is a real beauty with a dark, rich atmosphere full of saturated earth tones.