Synopsis
Special Jury prize at Dinard. Hannah, a Jewish American Senator’s daughter married to Alistair, a British conservationist, are working on a wildlife project in Pakistan. They are desperate to have a child. All scientific methods fail and they resort to visiting a fertility shrine run by eunuchs. Hannah converts to Islam, a baby is born, and international complications ensue… AWARD Special Mention Dinard / FESTIVALS screened in Panorama at Berlinale and official selection at Edinburgh Film Festival, Palm Springs, Chicago
Director Stephen Quay
Writer Alan Passes, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Robert Walser
Cast Mark Rylance, Alice Krige, Gottfied John, Daniel Smith, Joseph Alessi, Jonathan Stone
Producers Karl Baumgartner, Keith Griffiths, Janine Marmot, Katsue Tomiyama
Production Credits Image Forum, Koninck Studios, Pandora Filmproduktion