The Constant Gardener
Love. At any cost.
Country
Production
Budget
$25 000 000
Box office
$82 468 097
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Simon Channing Williams, Robert Jones, Donald Ranvaud, Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman, Gail Egan, Jim Shamoon, Mario Zvan
Camera operator
Composer
Alberto Iglesias
Artist
Mark Tildesley, Coralie Lew, Dale Manning
Audition
Leo Davis, Emily Mabonga
Editing
Short description
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
What's left behind the scenes
- Danish actress Iben Hjejle was initially cast and contracted for the role of the German, Brigitte. However, when German investors learned that a Danish actress would be playing the German role, they made every effort to ensure that German actress Anneke Kim Sarnau was cast as Brigitte.
- Dr. Marcus Lorbeer, played by Pete Postlethwaite, wears a baseball cap with a yellow equals sign (=) in a blue square. This is the logo of the non-profit organization "Human Rights Society", advocating for equal rights for people, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The organization is the largest in the United States dedicated to protecting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.
- Eva Green and Kate Winslet were considered for the role of Tessa Quayle.
- The scene where Tessa (Rachel Weisz) walks through the slums surrounded by many children who ask "How are you?" and she replies "I'm fine, and how are you?" was not in the script. The scene featured children living in Kibera, not actors.
- The filmmakers installed water tanks in Kibera, built a new bridge and a school classroom in the slums where the film was shot. They also built a secondary school in the desert of northern Kenya, where the film's final scenes were filmed.
- While preparing for the film, Fernando Meirelles thoroughly studied the BBC documentary "Dying from Drugs" by Brian Woods and Michael Simkin.
- The bit part of the doorman at the "Liberal" club was played by writer Jeffrey Caine.
- Producer Simon Channing-Williams acquired the rights to adapt the book long before its publication in 2001. To ensure complete accuracy, molecular biologist Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, who works in Nairobi, was invited as a film consultant.
- The film's director, Fernando Meirelles, insisted on filming in Kenya (where the entire story takes place) instead of South Africa, which has a much more developed film industry.
- Initially, Mike Newell was confirmed as the director of the film, but he declined the project after being offered the director's position on "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005).
- The character of Tessa Quayle was based on the life story of Yvette Pierpaoli – a well-known social activist involved in charity work. She died in 1999 along with two other social workers when their truck crashed in Albania. The book was dedicated to her memory.
- Based on the bestselling novel by John le Carré.
- The novel's distribution was banned in Kenya because it depicted the corruption of Kenyan officials and civil servants.
- After filming, the "Dedicated Gardener" trust was established, the purpose of which was to help residents of the slums near Nairobi, where the film crew had worked.
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