The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener is a British film carried out by Fernando Meirelles, left the August 31st 2005. It is adapted novel of John Le Carré translates into French under the name the Constancy of the gardener , published with the end of the year 2000.

The history would originate in of the actual facts: illegal pharmaceutical tests in Nigeria having involved the death of several people, to see the article Trovafloxacine.

Synopsis

A British diplomat living in Kenya finds his wife assassinated with a medical and medical militant local, with whom it travelled in the bush. Shaken by the rumors of inaccuracies of his wife, the diplomat is thorough to discover the circumstances surrounding his death in which the drug company is implied.

Data sheet

  • Title: The Constant Gardener
  • Realization: Fernando Meirelles
  • Scenario: Jeffrey Caine, according to the novel of John the Square
  • Production: Simon Channing-Williams, Henning Molfenter, Thierry Potok, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Abberley and Julia Blackman
  • Budget: 15 million £
  • Music: Alberto Iglesias
  • Photography: César Charlone
  • Assembly: Claire Simpson
  • Decorations: Mark Tildesley
  • Country of origin: the United Kingdom
  • Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - SDR/Dolby DIGITAL - 35 mm
  • Kind: Thriller
  • Lasted: 129 minutes
  • Comings out date: August 31st 2005 (the United States), November 11th 2005 (the United Kingdom), December 21st 2005 (Belgium), December 28th 2005 (France, Switzerland)

Distribution

Around film

  • turning was held with Berlin (Germany), London (the United Kingdom), Winnipeg (Canada) and Nairobi (Kenya).
  • Mike Newell was at the beginning to direct film, but it left the project after being considering proposing Harry Potter and the goblet of fire .
  • the realizer made pressure on the production so that turning can proceed in Kenya rather than in South Africa, principal cinema industry of Africa.
  • In film, Marcus Lorbeer carries a cap with an equal sign (=) yellow in the middle of a blue square. It is about the logo of Human Rights Campaign (HRC), one of most important the American organization for the defense of the rights of the homosexual , bisexual and transsexuals.

Rewards

  • Price of best British independent film, better actor (Ralph Fiennes) and better actress (Rachel Weisz), at the time of the British Independent Film Awards 2005.
  • Nomination at the price of the best realizer at the time of the Price of the European cinema 2005.
  • Golden Globes 2006: Female best supporting role for Rachel Weisz.
  • Nomination with the gold Lion of Marc Saint, at the time of the Mostra of Venice 2005.
  • Oscars 2006: Oscar of the best actress in a supporting role for Rachel Weisz.

Internal bond

External bond

  • The Constant Gardener on Internet Movie Database

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