The Constant Gardener Page #6

Synopsis: Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), an activist for social justice. When Tessa is found murdered out in the wilderness, circumstances point to her friend, Dr. Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé), but it is soon clear that he's not the killer. Grief-stricken and angry, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind Tessa's murder -- and in the process, he unearths some disturbing revelations.
Production: Focus Features
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 35 wins & 68 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
2005
129 min
$33,565,375
Website
696 Views


It's hard, you know, when she-we don't talk about-

- Does she blame me for losing the baby? - Of course not. Give her time.

Tell her I'll be back later.

Wherever there are drug companies...

testing their drugs on people who they think are expendable,

you'll find organizations like ours trying to fight back.

Of course, the problem is that they have millions to spend on P. R...

while we work with volunteers and a few donated computers.

If you're gonna dig deeper, then most of us have Web sites.

Check out Oxfam, M.S.F., Health Action International-

Put it in here.

Just mind the roses, please, Mustafa. Hi, Birgit.

Sorry. More questions. Tessa never sleeps. Always time for you, Tessa.

Take care of yourself, Tessa, okay? I think you're a bit

I'm very tired. I'm sorry. I can't translate that word to you.

So you'd better ask that kind, nice husband of yours-

Okay. See you, Tessa.

Hi. Hi.

It's bloody awful weather.

You really shouldn't have waited up.

Good. Then I think you should go to bed.

I'm safe home now, sweetheart. No, you're drenched. Look, take those wet things off.

Tessa, come to bed with me, please. Yeah, I-

I will, but there's, um, something I have to do first. It's important.

Tessa,

whatever it is that you and Arnold are doing,

I'd like it to stop.

Wow. Who have you been talking to?

No one. These are my concerns, all right?

- I'm thinking of your health. - No. No, you're not.

They've asked you to rein me in, and you're doing it.

It's just unbelievable.

What the hell are you talking about? I hope you know me better than that.

Your life is your own. That was always our agreement.

No. No, no. The agreement was...

that my work was gonna be my own.

That's what makes me who I am.

I mean, if you stop me from doing my work, then I am nothing. I'm just nobody. L-

I'm not trying to stop you doing anything.

Please. I'm sorry.

I'm just tired. That's all. Very tired.

Then come to bed.

Hmm? Will you get me up for breakfast?

I've got to finish my report.

Just smash it like that. Oh.! Right.

Now if you just put those there.

You want probably to break them up into smaller pieces.

A bit more vermilion.

Oh, you're just very blas?, aren't you?

You know, just through feel. No, I wouldn't- No.

I wouldn't call it a parasite, no.

You're gonna be late for your match. Quick, quick, quick, quick!

Kenny, I can't discuss this on the phone. That cow of yours wouldn't even give me an appointment.

Time was you buggers couldn't get your tongues far enough up my arse. What's changed?

Hi. If I find out that this has got anything to do with that b*tch-

Come to my office. L- I've got to go, Kenny. Bye.

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Jeffrey Caine

Jeffrey Caine was born in 1944 in London, England. He is a writer and actor, known for GoldenEye (1995), The Constant Gardener (2005) and Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). more…

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