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2005

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Ralph Fiennes, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Weisz, Nick Reding
Director	Fernando Meirelles
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- From Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener is a tragic love story starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. read more »
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  - 9
  Gripping tragic love story hidden behind a propaganda thriller
  
  I didn't know what to expect but this movie hit lots of my favourite buttons. Fiennes and Weisz are outstanding, and are supported by Bill Nye (always ... read more »
  
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  - wreeve
  - 60 reviews
  - London NW3
  - 26 Nov 2005 at 00:27
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- - 0
  - 0
  Great film
  
  Brilliant film - amazing scenery - good plot. I watched it whilst babysitting my grandaughter last night and became thoroughly involved in the storyline.
  
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  - 07 May 2012 at 13:46
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  Odd one.
  
  Worth a watch,but would we watch it again? Not sure!
  
  Plus side great photography,bad side not enough gardening!
  
  Doris say's good,but ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Feb 2012 at 19:34
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  - 0
  Good Book Good Film
  
  A well acted, well directed film with quality British cast. Far superior to the usual Hollywood material. Accurate to the book as much as can be expected.
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Dec 2011 at 20:04
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  - 0
  Poignant and well filmed.
  
  Another one I missed when it was first released, so glad I rented it. You could argue that it's a romantic drama, but there is so much more to this well-... read more »
  
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- - Fitz42
  - 99 reviews
  - Darwen
  - 28 Dec 2011 at 09:25
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  - 0
  The Constant Gardener
  
  A good film with a different plot. It was well acted and had some unexpected parts. Was also a bit thought provoking.
  
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  - 19 Dec 2011 at 18:42
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  A must see film..
  
  A must see film. Deserves all the plaudits it has received. It shows just a little bit of the harsh truths of our world and the hard truth of international ... read more »
  
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- - Chas64
  - 6 reviews
  - 14 Nov 2011 at 16:59
- - 1
  - 0
  highly entertaining and challenge to medical ethics worldwide
  
  A very gripping story. Not so far fetched either considering the teskegee trials on syphilis. Highly entertaining as well as food for thought on medical ethics ... read more »
  
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- - LossieLass
  - 7 reviews
  - 01 Nov 2011 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 1
  no alan titchmarsh
  
  abit of an overhyped film. got a little confusing with all the constant switching from the past n present of the story and with lots of charaters in it. But it ... read more »
  
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- - andyhall1986
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  - Stranabrosney
  - 27 Oct 2011 at 13:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Thrilling tale of intrigue - well worth the high opinions expressed
  
  Deserves the good publicity.
  
  Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) is a fish out of water - a quiet and withdrawn low-level diplomat sent to Africa because ... read more »
  
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- - HugoM
  - 11 reviews
  - 03 May 2011 at 20:41
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  Outstanding cinematography
  
  Beautiful, sometimes bleak imagery supports the narrative. The two leads are on top of their game. A gripping and challenging storyline. The complexity of ... read more »
  
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- - cubist
  - 7 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 02 May 2011 at 09:23
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- - 101
  - 9
  Gripping tragic love story hidden behind a propaganda thriller
  
  I didn't know what to expect but this movie hit lots of my favourite buttons. Fiennes and Weisz are outstanding, and are supported by Bill Nye (always ... read more »
  
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  - wreeve
  - 60 reviews
  - London NW3
  - 26 Nov 2005 at 00:27
- - 60
  - 13
  Another Master piece
  
  This movie is absolutely amazing, it is simply an exercise in trying to open people's eyes.
  
  Politics aside, this movie is gripping in all aspects... read more »
  
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- - Remmy
  - Oxfordshire
  - 17 Nov 2005 at 11:11
- - 59
  - 13
  Alot like gardening...BORING!
  
  This film is like a documentry on Africa. I could only watch 30 mins of this and most of that was in fast forward. I had heard so much about this movie, but ... read more »
  
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- - Mbub
  - Westbury, Wilts
  - 30 Apr 2007 at 15:13
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  - 10
  high expectations were let down (spoilers)
  
  I went to see this with high expectations, remembering the impactful experience that was watching City of God in the cinema. Having read a couple of favourable ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 16 Nov 2005 at 18:45
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  - 11
  Caution - not for migraine sufferers
  
  A pasty-faced, uninteresting young English actress with a bad walk has sex and then goes to Africa with a foppish diplomat (a characteristically average Ralph ... read more »
  
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- - Jane
  - Somerset
  - 02 Aug 2006 at 17:41
- - 13
  - 5
  What a load of CRAP
  
  Rather have forks stuck in my eyes. A load of poncy actors up-themselves talking in that typical understated British way. At least with Rambo you knew what to... read more »
  
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- - David
  - Helperby, York. England
  - 18 Jun 2007 at 13:59
- - 12
  - 2
  A truly stunning thriller
  
  Being a huge fan of Meirelles’ first movie "City of God" I was desperate to see what he did next. And I was not disappointed. The movie is an ... read more »
  
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- - HenDawg
  - Haslemere
  - 19 Mar 2006 at 22:38
- - 11
  - 0
  Not quite a 10/10 but very close
  
  From the director of the much acclaimed City Of Gold, The Constant Gardner always promised to be an excellent movie and there is very little negative feedback I... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 30 Apr 2007 at 16:29
- - 11
  - 3
  Disappointing
  
  This movie looks pretty but is disappointing, because it doesn't really know what it wants to be. It falls short as a love story, as a political thriller ... read more »
  
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  - Oundle, England
  - 28 Aug 2006 at 10:35
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  - 4
  Much more than just an action thriller
  
  Perhaps it's just me, but when this film came out I think the marketing missed some tricks because I dismissed it as just another pointless action thriller... read more »
  
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- - michaeld
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Mar 2006 at 13:10

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Critics' reviews
- From Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener is a tragic love story starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER is a masterwork of suspense, romance and political intrigue. It is a taut and gripping thriller that dazzles the eyes and engages the brain in a way that few recent films have come close to approaching.
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- - USA Today
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER, a thriller with something on its mind, confirms the talents of Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles
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- - Movieline's Hollywood Life
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Meirelles emerges with one of the year's best and most provocative movies. Long after it's over, you still feel its sting.
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- - Rolling Stone
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER is as much an incisive post-mortem of a relationship as it is a politically charged procedural
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- - Sight and Sound
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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