2005 · 129 min · R

The Constant Gardener

Name: The Constant Gardener
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 129 min
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite

Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Constant Gardener (2005) is a Drama film, directed by Fernando Meirelles set in Kenya and London during the 2000s. It runs 129 minutes and is rated R.

A murder mystery, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer

Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography

César Charlone

Cast

Ralph FiennesRachel WeiszDanny HustonBill NighyPete PostlethwaiteRichard McCabeDonald SumpterJuliet Aubrey

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Kenya London

Setting

Urban Wilderness

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Murder Mystery

Themes

Power & Corruption Grief & Loss

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

2002
28 Days Later
London · Manchester — 2000s
Urban · Ruraldir. Danny Boyle
2007
28 Weeks Later
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
1988
A Fish Called Wanda
London — 1980s
Urbandir. Charles Crichton
1966
Born Free
Kenya — 1960s
Wildernessdir. James Hill
1985
Out of Africa
Kenya — 1910s · 1920s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Sydney Pollack

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Premise & themes

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