The constant gardener

The Resource The constant gardener
Label
The constant gardener
Statement of responsibility
Focus Features presents in association with the UK Film Council ; a Potboiler production in association with Scion Films ; directed by Fernando Meirelles ; produced by Simon Channing Williams ; screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
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  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • ita
  • swa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
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 all 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. 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, Justin risks his own life and will stop at nothing to expose the truth--a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined
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Awards note
Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Rachel Weisz)
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, César Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R ; for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity
Language note
Chiefly in English, with some German, Italian and Swahili dialogue; optional soundtrack in French and optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
  • PN1995.9.S87
  • PN1997.2
LC item number
  • C6 2006
  • .C668 2006
PerformerNote
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard McCabe, Donald Sumpter, Juliet Aubrey, Hubert Koundé, Archie Panjabi, Gerald McSorley, Sidede Onyulo, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Daniele Harford, Packson Ngugi, Damaris Itenyo Agweyu, Bernard Otieno Oduor
Runtime
129
Series statement
Focus Features spotlight series
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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