The Last Conception

This movie is fantastic! It's heartwarming, funny and very well written. The acting is excellent and it's very well done production in general. I highly recommend it!!

You don't often see movies tagged "gay" and "buddhist" when searching for a light-hearted comedy on a Friday night, but that is exactly how this film captures a unique niche so perfectly!

Nazanin Mandi as Savarna, and Marshall Manesh as her somewhat confused but sympathetic father, headline the cast in this original take on Indian parental angst.

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this endearing little movie, that explored coming out, Buddhism, IVF with a friend, and a host of other issues without ever taking itself too seriously.

Matt Richards as Savarna's' sympathetic friend Jackson, ready to donate his sperm for a good cause, is hilarious in a nice understated performance.

But it is Mandi as Savarna who really lights up the screen with her brooding good looks, impossible hair styles and mysterious eyes that make it impossible for the viewer to turn away whenever she is on screen.

In the end it's all about family and a very special little girl who might be more just the family's salvation.

Give this little gem a spin!

The Agnes Films Production, 'The Last Conception' proved to be a surprise package. Producer/Director Gabriella Ledesma is clearly a slick operator, and she must have been as impressed by this lighthearted story, as we both were.

This is a thoroughly professional, believable and entertaining format, that deals with a modern day dilemma in the most entertaining of ways. We would like to think, that it will not only entertain, but also help modern day issues be seen less contentiously.

Full marks to all concerned, and a huge vote of confidence to the stories author Gabriel Constans.

Lesley Roach and Nick Charles MBE.

I loved this. Real. Fresh. The characters are sweet and it feels fun while the message is deep - thoughtful. Enlightenment isn't about bloodlines.

This is a really well-written and well-acted film. Humorous and thought provoking, it deserves wider recognition. It would lend itself to a TV series, with the same cast and the same production values.

The characters are well developed and interesting, The plot is amusing and very unusual. A lot of ground is covered in terms of important issues but it is all done in a tasteful, unpreaching manner. The characterisation is one of the great strengths of this production and it is very slick throughout.

I would certainly like to watch more from this company and the great cast. Highly recommended. Brilliant.