UK / Germany / USA / China,
2005, 129 min
Directed by:
Fernando MeirellesScreenplay:
Jeffrey CaineCinematography:
César CharloneComposer:
Alberto IglesiasCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Gerard McSorley, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Nighy, Donald Sumpter, Nick Reding, Juliet Aubrey (more)Plots(1)
Brazilian Director Fernando Meirelles, whose previous film City of God won awards all over the world and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars, has crafted another highly entertaining yet important film. Beautifully shot in Kenya, Germany, Sudan, Manitoba, and London, The Constant Gardener, based on a bestselling novel by John Le Carré, is an exciting mix of romance and spy thriller. Meirelles's pacing is outstanding, switching effortlessly between political intrigue, action adventure, and love story, and Fiennes and Weisz give strong performances playing complex characters that will continually surprise the audience. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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