The constant gardener / Focus Features presents ; in association with the UK Film Council ; a Potboiler Production ; in association with Scion Films ; TCG Production Partnership ; screenplay by Jeffrey Caine ; produced by Simon Channing Williams ; directed by Fernando Meirelles.

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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...

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Uniform Title:Focus Features spotlight series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Focus Features
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Potboiler Productions
UK Film Council
Scion Films
Other Authors: Fiennes, Ralph
Meirelles, Fernando
Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
Koundé, Hubert
Huston, Danny, 1962-
Charlone, César
Iglesias, Alberto
Le Carré, John, 1931-2020
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed French ; optional English SDH ; optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition:Full-screen presentation.
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Human rights workers > Kenya > Drama.
Murder victims > Kenya > Drama.
Widowers > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Diplomats > Kenya > Drama.
Pharmaceutical industry > Corrupt practices > Africa > Drama.
Vaccines industry > Corrupt practices > Drama.
Diplomats > Corrupt practices > Drama.
Vaccination > Complications > Drama.
Drugs > Africa > Testing > Drama.
Asesinto > Kenia > Teatro.
Matrimonio > Teatro.
Feature films > Germany.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note:Based upon the novel by John Le Carré.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Deleted scenes ; extended scene: "Haruma -- play in Kibera" (approximately 10 min.) ; Embracing Africa: "Filming in Kenya" (approximately 9 min.) ; John Le Carre: "From page to the screen" (approximately 8 min.) ; "Anatomy of a global thriller: Behind the scenes of 'The constant gardener'" (approximately 11 min.).
Videorecording.
Call Number:CN1 D0063629 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
ISBN:1417030011
9781417030019
Credits:Director of photography, César Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; full-screen (1.33:1) presentation ; dual-layer disc.
Cast:
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postelthwaite, Hubert Kounde.