7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Constant Gardener (2005)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Overview
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis is a scathing critique of corporate pharmaceutical exploitation and neo-colonialism, explicitly promoting progressive ideals of systemic accountability and social justice.
The movie features a cast that reflects its Kenyan setting, but its core narrative explicitly critiques Western corporate and political exploitation, often portraying powerful white Western figures in a negative light as part of its central theme of neo-colonialism and corruption.
Secondary
The film adapts John le Carré's novel, where the character Kenny Curtis, a journalist, was male. In the 2005 film, the character is portrayed as female by actress Archie Panjabi, constituting a gender swap.
The character Arnold Bluhm, a German doctor implicitly understood as white in John le Carré's source novel, is portrayed by a Black actor in the film adaptation, constituting a race swap.
The Constant Gardener does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on a political thriller involving a diplomat investigating his wife's murder and uncovering a pharmaceutical conspiracy, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film "The Constant Gardener" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on political corruption, corporate malfeasance, and a diplomat's investigation into his wife's murder, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.3
8.2
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