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.
Written by focus features
After filming, the Constant Gardener Trust was set-up to help the inhabitants of the slums near Nairobi where the crew had been filming.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
When Quayle shows the fake ID to the German police officer in Berlin, it is a Dutch passport. However, when he pockets the document again, it is shown to have a blue cover. Dutch passports have a red cover.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Justin Quayle:
Oh, thank you Arnold. I... I can manage that. But I still don't see why you couldn't wait a couple of weeks. Why go all the way up to Loki? Tessa Quayle:
Well, we want to hear Grace Makanga speak, and she won't be coming to Nairobi. See more »
Crazy Credits
END CREDITS DEDICATION:
This film is dedicated to Yvette Pierpaoli and all other aid workers who
lived and died giving a damn.
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"Forever"
Written by Nazizi Hirgi / Kevin Waire / Tedd Josiah Performed by Necessary Noise Courtesy of Blu Zebra Records, Nairobi, Kenya Licensed by Arrangement with A.I. Records, Nairobi, Kenya
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