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The Constant Gardener (2005)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 68,924 users
Metascore:
82/100
Reviews: 563 user | 218 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. Director:Fernando Meirelles |
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Hubert Koundé | ... |
Dr. Arnold Bluhm
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Sandy Woodrow
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Daniele Harford | ... |
Miriam
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Packson Ngugi | ... |
Officer in Morgue
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Damaris Itenyo Agweyu | ... |
Jomo's Wife
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Bernard Otieno Oduor | ... |
Jomo
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Keith Pearson | ... |
Porter Coleridge
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John Sibi-Okumu | ... |
Dr. Joshua Ngaba
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Tim Donohue
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Ghita Pearson
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Nick Reding | ... |
Crick
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Sir Kenneth Curtiss
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Storyline
In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined. Written by focus features
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Love. At any cost.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Der ewige Gärtner See more »Box Office
Budget:
£15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$10,961,311 (USA) (4 September 2005) (1346 Screens)Gross:
$81,079,798 (Worldwide) (February 2006)Company Credits
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Justin Quayle: Oh, thank you Arnold. I... I can manage that. But I still don't see why you couldn't wait a couple of weeks. Why go all the way up to Loki?
Tessa Quayle: Well, we want to hear Grace Makanga speak, and she won't be coming to Nairobi.
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Nobody in this story, and no outfit or corporation, thank God, is based
upon an actual person or outfit in the real world. But I can tell you this;
as my journey through the pharmaceutical jungle progressed, I came to
realize that, by comparison with the reality, my story was as tame as a
holiday postcard.
--John Le Carré See more »
Traditional
Performed by Bomas of Kenya
Taken from the album "Songs of African Heritage" EUCD1721
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions International See more »
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Trivia
After filming, the Constant Gardener Trust was set-up to help the inhabitants of the slums near Nairobi where the crew had been filming. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Tessa is videochatting (under Windows XP) the FFWD/REW controls are clearly visible in the interface. Above the video a text can be read "Buffering 500 mbps", a speed which is impossible to achieve on most lines, especially the consumer-grade connection that the German activist is using. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Justin Quayle: Oh, thank you Arnold. I... I can manage that. But I still don't see why you couldn't wait a couple of weeks. Why go all the way up to Loki?
Tessa Quayle: Well, we want to hear Grace Makanga speak, and she won't be coming to Nairobi.
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END CREDITS DISCLAIMER:Nobody in this story, and no outfit or corporation, thank God, is based
upon an actual person or outfit in the real world. But I can tell you this;
as my journey through the pharmaceutical jungle progressed, I came to
realize that, by comparison with the reality, my story was as tame as a
holiday postcard.
--John Le Carré See more »
Soundtracks
"Kijani Mwana Mwali"Traditional
Performed by Bomas of Kenya
Taken from the album "Songs of African Heritage" EUCD1721
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions International See more »
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