''Inconceivable'' is a 2008 Canadian-British satirical drama film about the test-tube baby industry. The film was written and directed by
Mary McGuckian.
Plot
Dr. Freeman (Feore) runs a
Las Vegas
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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.
Inconceivable
Variety. 27 June 2008
Cast
*Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American-Canadian actress and professional poker player. Known for her distinctive breathy voice and comedic timing, she is the recipient of a Saturn Award, and a GLAAD Award, ...
as Salome 'Sally' Marsh
* Andie MacDowell as Charlotte 'Lottie' Louise Du Bose
*Geraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress whose long career has included multilingual roles in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German films.
Geraldine is a daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of his eigh ...
as Frances Church-Chappel
*Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination.
Born in Evanston ...
as Lesley Banks
*Colm Feore
Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of ...
as Dr. Jackson Charles 'Jack' Freeman
* Kerry Fox as Kay Stephenson
*Amanda Plummer
Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her work on stage and for her film roles, including '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and '' The Hunge ...
as Tallulah 'Tutu' Williams
*Michael Eklund
Michael Eklund is a Canadian television and film actor who is known for playing the role of the villain or antihero. His characters are often described as being "creepy".
His roles include a kidnapping, kidnapper who terrorizes characters playe ...
as Marlon Bell
* John Sessions as Finbar Darrow
* Jordi Mollà as Victor - The Clinical Coordinator
* David Sutcliffe as John Du Bose
* Lothaire Bluteau as Malcolm Blay
* David Alpay as Mark Henderson
*Donna D'Errico
Donna Jeanette D'Errico (born March 30, 1968) is an American actress. She posed for ''Playboy'' as its Playmate of the Month for September 1995 and had a starring role (1996–1998) on the television series ''Baywatch''. She continues to act i ...
as Elsa Roxanne Gold
* Oona Chaplin as Laura Chappel
* Owen Teale as Richard Newman
*Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi ( , ; born 18 February 1960) is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen.
Scacchi had her first leading role in the romanti ...
(uncredited)
References
External links
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2008 films
Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley
Films set in the Las Vegas Valley
2008 comedy-drama films
British comedy-drama films
Canadian comedy-drama films
English-language Canadian films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
2000s British films
English-language comedy-drama films
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