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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-ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Constant gardener (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Caine, Jeffrey, 1944- (Screenwriter), Fiennes, Ralph (Actor), Weisz, Rachel, 1970- (Actor), Postlethwaite, Pete (Actor), Koundé, Hubert (Actor), Huston, Danny, 1962- (Actor), Harford, Daniele (Actor), Nighy, Bill, 1949- (Actor), Charlone, César (director of photography.), Dicks-Mireaux, Odile (Costume designer), Iglesias, Alberto (composer (expression)), Le Carré, John, 1931-2020
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Universal City, Calif.] : [Focus Features], [2006]
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:
Human rights workers > Kenya > Drama.
Murder victims > Kenya > Drama.
Widowers > Drama.
Conspiracies > Drama.
Conspiracies
Human rights workers
Murder victims
Widowers
Kenya
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films.
Suspense films.
Mystery films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Films)
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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.
Item Description:Streaming video file.
Based on the novel by John Le Carré.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file approximately 129 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R ; for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
Awards:Academy Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 2006
Cannes Film Festival, Prix France Musique (Original Film Score), 2006
Golden Globes, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, 2006
Gold Derby Awards, Film Editing, 2006
Venice Film Festival, Young Cinema Award - Best International Film, 2005
Production Credits:Director of photography, César Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley.