The Constant Gardener (2005)

The Constant Gardener (2005)
Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), an activist for social justice. When Tessa is found murdered out in the wilderness, circumstances point to her friend, Dr. Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé), but it is soon clear that he's not the killer. Grief-stricken and angry, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind Tessa's murder -- and in the process, he unearths some disturbing revelations.
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Release Date: August 31st, 2005

DVD Release Date: January 10th, 2006

R |2 hr 8 min

Plot Summary

Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), an activist for social justice. When Tessa is found murdered out in the wilderness, circumstances point to her friend, Dr. Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé), but it is soon clear that he's not the killer. Grief-stricken and angry, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind Tessa's murder -- and in the process, he unearths some disturbing revelations.

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard McCabe, Donald Sumpter, Juliet Aubrey

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Genres: Thriller , Drama

Production Co: Focus Features

Distributors: Focus Features

Keywords: Quest , Suspenseful , Intense , London , Friend , Investigation , Doctor , Revenge , Mystery , 2000s , Wife , Husband , Emotional

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Ratings & Reviews

50
Wall Street Journal
In the end, The Constant Gardener is hardly more than yet another study of white, upper-middle-class martyrdom rather than the hard look at third-world suffering it might've been.
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Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter
His (Fernando Meirelles) impressionistic, guerilla style of filmmaking works surprisingly well in capturing the hypnotic urgency of le Carre's fiction. And his viewpoint is less British and more Third World. show more
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Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer
Simply the best adaptation of any John le Carré thriller to make it to the screen. show more