'' is an
Academy Award ,
BAFTA and
Golden Globe Award -winning
2005 Film . It is based on the
Novel Of The Same Title by
John Le Carré . It tells the story of Justin Quayle, who finds his wife murdered and seeks to uncover the reasons behind her death. Directed by
Brazil ian
Fernando Meirelles , of ''
City Of God '' fame, the film stars
Ralph Fiennes and
Rachel Weisz , and was released on
August 31 ,
2005 .
The story was filmed in
Loiyangalani and the
Slums of
Kibera ,
Kenya . The situation affected the cast and crew to the extent that they set up the
Constant Gardener Trust in order to provide basic education around these villages. Weisz, Fiennes, and Le Carré are patrons of the charity.
- Nairobi , Kenya , British High Commission
- London , England , gentleman's club
- Hannover , Germany , NGO clearinghouse
- Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada , research lab (the KDH lab at the end is actually the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg)
- Lokichokio , northern Kenya
- Southern Sudan , refugee camp
- Italy , small village
The film was nominated for the 2005 nominations with 10 categories including both Best Film and Best British Film. Weisz and Finnes was nominated for the leading role category at the BAFTA. It instead won only one BAFTA for Best Editing by Claire Simpson. Weisz and Finnes, however, have won the leading role awards at the
London Critics Circle Film Awards and
British Independent Film Awards . The film itself won top prizes for Best Film respectively. Overall to date, the film has won 14 awards and a further 35 award nominations.
