Inconceivable (2008 film)

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Inconceivable
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Directed by Mary McGuckian
Written byMary McGuckian
Produced byMary McGuckian
Jeff Abberley
Martin Katz
Starring Jennifer Tilly
Andie MacDowell
Geraldine Chaplin
Elizabeth McGovern
Colm Feore
Kerry Fox
Amanda Plummer
CinematographyMark Wolf
Edited byDavid Freemantle
Ted Seaborn
Music byKevin Banks
Release date
  • 18 June 2008 (2008-06-18)(Taormina Film Festival)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesCanada
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Inconceivable is a 2008 Canadian-British satirical drama film about the test-tube baby industry. The film was written and directed by Mary McGuckian.

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Plot

Dr. Freeman (Feore) runs a Las Vegas Assisted Reproductive Technology clinic. Eight of the nine women are inseminated and become pregnant, except Salome (Tilly) who manages to conceive naturally.

After the births, investigative journalist Tallulah (McGovern) notices a striking resemblance between the toddlers. She comes to believe that Dr. Freeman swapped donor sperm for his own. A preliminary hearing is held and the process of the nine women is recalled. [1]

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References

  1. Inconceivable Variety. 27 June 2008