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The Constant Gardener

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In a remote area of Northern Kenya, the region's most dedicated activist, the brilliant and passionate Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz), has been found brutally murdered. Tessa’s travelling companion, a local doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion.

'There is no question that the pharmaceutical industry has one of the most powerful lobbies in the United States.' Ralph FiennesJustin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a mild mannered career diplomat is devastated by the loss of his wife. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumours of his wife’s infidelities, Justin surprises himself by plunging headlong into a dangerous odyssey. Determined to clear his wife’s name and "finish what she started," Justin embarks on a crash course to learn about the pharmaceutical industry, whose crimes Tessa was on the verge of uncovering, and journeys across two continents in search of the truth. His eyes are soon opened to a vast conspiracy of dubious drug trials, big bucks and murder.

 

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