Starring: Bill Nighy, Hubert Kounde, Damaris Itenyo Agweyu, Peter Postlethwaite, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Packson Ngugi, Daniele Harford, Bernard Otieno Oduor, Danny Huston

Directed by: Fernando Meirelles

In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa's travelling companion, an African 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 un-ambitious colleague Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) will leave the matter to them, but they could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumours of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents to learn the horrifying truth of his wife's death. 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.

Based on John Le Carre's novel, The Constant Gardener is a breathtaking yet tragic love story told in retrospect and set against the political backdrop of an economic pharmaceutical conspiracy feasting upon the low value of life in Africa. Shifting back and forth, the romance between Justin and Tessa is wonderfully portrayed, building a vivid, gripping and heightened, yet justified, paranoia as the film develops.

DVD EXTRAS

Embracing Africa: Filming in Kenya. John Le Carré: From Page to the Screen. Anatomy of a Global Thriller : Behind The Scenes of the Constant Gardener. Extended Scene : Haruma - Play in Kibera. Deleted Scenes.

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround: English

Technical Details

Certification: 15
Duration: 129 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Cat. No: 8240389(UNIVERSAL PICTURES VIDEO)
Category: Thriller:General
Subtitles: English, Spanish

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