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The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama thriller film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The screenplay by Jeffrey Caine is based on John le Carré 's 2001 novel of the same name . The story follows Justin Quayle ( Ralph Fiennes ), a British diplomat in Kenya, as he tries to solve the murder of his wife Tessa ( Rachel Weisz ), an Amnesty activist, alternating with many flashbacks telling the story of their love.
The Constant Gardener is a 2001 novel by British author John le Carré.The novel tells the story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose activist wife is murdered. Believing there is something behind the murder, he seeks to uncover the truth and finds an international conspiracy of corrupt bureaucracy and pharmaceutical money.. The plot was based on a real-life case in Kano, Nigeria.The book was adapted into a feature film in 2005.
Aug 31, 2005 · The Constant Gardener: Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston. A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.
Jan 4, 2001 · The Constant Gardener is a magnificent exploration of the new world order by one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time. The novel opens in northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of Tessa Quayle--young, beautiful, and dearly beloved to husband Justin. When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her death, what he finds could make him not only a suspect among his own colleagues, but a target for Tessa's killers as well. ...
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 ...
Sep 1, 2005 · "The Constant Gardener" begins with a strong, angry story, and peoples it with actors who let it happen to them, instead of rushing ahead to check off the surprises. It seems solidly grounded in its Kenyan locations; like "City of God," it feels organically rooted. Like many Le Carre stories, it begins with grief and proceeds with sadness toward horror. Its closing scenes are as cynical about international politics and commerce as I can imagine.
However, slanderous rumours mar the late Tessa's integrity. And as the corrupt government and the multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry exploit the African people, Justin finds himself embroiled in a knotty, life-threatening case. Can the constant gardener let the truth shine and live to tell the tale? —Nick Riganas
Aug 31, 2005 · "The Constant Gardener" is a slow burning political thriller that is a little confusing in the first half, but as more and more gets revealed in the second half, things begin to make a lot more sense and the puzzle pieces really begin to come together. Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are both great in this one, as expected.
Oct 24, 2005 · Gripping and intelligent entertainment, The Constant Gardener is a dramatic thriller about a man who only grows to truly understand his wife after she's dead. Rachel Weisz excels as the late Tessa ...
Aug 15, 2005 · The Constant Gardener Topically urgent and ripe with outrage over injustices visited upon the African poor, Fernando Meirelles' screen version of John le Carre's incisive novel succeeds in ...
