
In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surpr... (Full plot summary below)
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In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.
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| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerWeisz delivers what is perhaps her best screen performance to date; her relationship with Fiennes is complex and genuinely affecting. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA gripping thriller that exposes the shadowy parameters of a war against the poor and the powerless that is animated by corporate greed and political amorality. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David Edwards[A] haunting and highly-intelligent thriller. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldSandra HallFiennes and Weisz, who have worked together before in Istvan Szabo's Sunshine, make a glamorous pair. And while this may not have been the effect le Carre was after, it does no lasting damage to his theme. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel Gillespie[Fiennes] gives an Oscar-worthy portrayal, holding us with his quivering half-smile and his wounded eyes. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderA sweaty, vital masterpiece that's always one step ahead of its audience. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLike "City of God," it feels organically rooted. Like many Le Carre stories, it begins with grief and proceeds with sadness toward horror. Its closing scenes are as cynical about international politics and commerce as I can imagine. I would like to believe they are an exaggeration, but I fear they are not. This is one of the year's best films. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's a love story only in passing. And yet the love story is what lingers in the mind and gives energy and meaning to everything that happens on-screen. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSimply the best adaptation of any John le Carré thriller to make it to the screen. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowA thriller from the inside out, a romance from the outside in: that's the double-edged brilliance of The Constant Gardener. |