The Constant Gardener
2005
****½
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Hubert Kounde, Pete Postlethwaite, Hubert Koundé, Archie Panjabi, Gerard McSorley
A terrific tragic romance cum conspiracy thriller about an oblivious British diplomat whose wife is brutally murdered under mysterious circumstances in Kenya. She was an activist whose curiosity and convictions got her killed. Jeffrey Caine's screenplay (from John le Carré's novel) tells a moving love story, but also provides a thought-provoking depiction of corporate greed and Third World exploitation. Ralph Fiennes and the Oscar winning Rachel Weisz give commanding performances.
