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The Constant Gardener

Year:
Duration:
129 min
Genres:
Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Fernando Meirelles
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 33 wins & 56 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2005-08-31
Filming Locations: Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $10,961,311 (USA) (4 September 2005)
Gross: $33,579,797 (USA) ( December 2005)
Cast
Actor
Character
Ralph Fiennes
Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz
Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé
Dr. Arnold Bluhm (as Hubert Kounde)
Danny Huston
Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford
Miriam
Packson Ngugi
Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu
Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor
Jomo
Bill Nighy
Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson
Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu
Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter
Tim Donohue
Nick Reding
Crick
Gerard McSorley
Sir Kenneth Curtiss
Juliet Aubrey
Gloria Woodrow
Jacqueline Maribe
Wanza Kiluhu
Donald Apiyo
Kioko
Pete Postlethwaite
Lorbeer
Samuel Otage
Mustafa
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Birgit
Mumbi Kaigwa
Grace Makanga
John Moller
Athletic Unshaven Man
Andre Leenheer
Shaven Headed Man
Lydia M. Manyasi
Kenyan Newsreader
Steenie Njoroge
1st Journalist
Stuart Wheeler
2nd Journalist
Chris Payne
Mike Mildren
Nyajima Jial
Esmerelda
Brigid M. Kakenyi
Hospital Administrator
Katherine Damaris
Nurse
Christopher Okinda
Doctor
Ainea Ojiambo
Police Driver
Peter King Nzioki
Policeman 1
Ng'ang'a Kirumburu
Policeman 2 (as Kirumburu Ng'ang'a)
Ben Parker
Det. Inspector Deasey
John Keogh
Immigration Official
Jeffrey Caine
Club Servant
Richard McCabe
Arthur Hammond (as Richard Mccabe)
Rupert Simonian
Guido Hammond
Teresa Harder
Birgit's Secretary
Thomas Chemnitz
Uniformed Policeman
Joe Christopher Rhode
Karl
Edgar Nicholas Rhode
Karl (as Edgar Nicolas Rhode)
Eva Plackner
Crossing Guard
Claire Simpson
Maude Donohue
Sidede Onyulo
Jonah Andika
Chris Lightburn-Jones
Aid Worker
Ann Achan
Aduk
Dang Wuor Diew
Sudanese Man
Ben Gardiner
Harry Woodrow
The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Performer: 'Huruma' - Aids Play
Lucy Achieng
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Elizabeth Karanja
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Elzabeth Karanja
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Sele Mzamil
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Suleiman Bakari
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Juma Musa
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Jane Obada
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Florence Chamba
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Triza Musimbi
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Benson Obiva
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Ibrahim Chitaya
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Eric Mutua
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Leonard Ongaya
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Abdallah Juma
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Anne Mwikali
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
James Osoo
Member of The Kizingo Arts Troupe
Denis Schnegg
Doctor (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Justin's car's license number is 22CD 20K. The letters CD denote that the car belongs to a diplomat.
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Danish actress Iben Hjejle was originally cast as the German woman Birgit and was signed on. When the film's German financiers discovered that a Dane had been cast as a German, they made sure a German actress, Anneke Kim Sarnau, was cast instead.
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Eva Green was originally cast as Tessa Quayle, but she had to drop out due to other commitments. Kate Winslet, Sienna Miller, Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman auditioned to replace her but Rachel Weisz was eventually cast.
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Goofs
When Quayle shows the fake ID to the German police officer in Berlin, it is a Dutch passport. However, when he pockets the document again, it is shown to have a blue cover. Dutch passports have a red cover.
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When Tessa is videochatting (under Windows XP) the FFWD/REW controls are clearly visible in the interface. Above the video a text can be read "Buffering 500 mbps", a speed which is impossible to achieve on most lines, especially the consumer-grade connection that the German activist is using.
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At the pedestrian crossing in Germany, Justin and Birgit are menaced by two people on a motorcycle. It passes closely by, but then turns sharply 180 degrees to the left, in order to take a second pass at the pedestrians. The camera cuts to a reflection in a car window of the motorcycle turning, but in the mirror image the bike is still turning to the left. The camera pans to the real motorcycle, which is now turning sharply to the right.
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Quotes
Tessa Quayle: Sorry, I've just got one question: Whose map is Britain using when it completely ignores the United Nations and decides to invade Iraq?
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Justin Quayle: Oh, thank you Arnold. I... I can manage that. But I still don't see why you couldn't wait a couple of weeks. Why go all the way up to Loki?
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Tim Donohue: I can get you out of Kenya. it's one of the few things we still do well. Drop it now, and it's over. I'll make sure word gets to the right people. Go home... and live
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Photos from cast
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