Directed by:
Fernando MeirellesScreenplay:
Jeffrey CaineCinematography:
César CharloneComposer:
Alberto IglesiasCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Gerard McSorley, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Nighy, Donald Sumpter, Nick Reding, Juliet Aubrey (more)VOD (3)
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Hard-hitting political thriller based on the novel by John Le Carré, and the first English-speaking feature from director Fernando Meirelles. When political activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning performance) is found brutally murdered in Kenya, her widowed husband, unassuming minor diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), becomes increasingly belligerent in his attempt to solve the mystery of her death, to the surprise of his British High Commission colleagues. Haunted by remorse and by insidious rumours of his wife's infidelities, Quayle uses his access to diplomatic secrets to unearth a vast and dangerous conspiracy about the methods of big pharmaceutical companies and the exploitation of the Third World by the West, at the same time as he discovers more about the beautiful young wife he never really knew. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2006 - Rachel Weisz (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2006 - Jeffrey Caine (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2006 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Best Editing
- 2006 - Best Film
- 2006 - Fernando Meirelles (Best Director)
- 2006 - Ralph Fiennes (Best Leading Actor)
- 2006 - Rachel Weisz (Best Leading Actress)
- 2006 - Jeffrey Caine (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2006 - César Charlone (Best Cinematography)
- 2006 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Music)
- 2006 - Best Sound
- 2006 - Outstanding British Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2005 - Best British Independent Film
- 2005 - Ralph Fiennes (Best Actor)
- 2005 - Fernando Meirelles (Best Director)
- 2005 - Rachel Weisz (Best Actress)
- 2005 - Bill Nighy (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
- 2005 - Jeffrey Caine (Best Screenplay)
- 2005 - Technical Achievement
European Film Awards
- 2005 - Fernando Meirelles (Screen International Award)
Goya Awards
- 2006 - Fernando Meirelles (Best European Feature)
Golden Globes
- 2006 - Rachel Weisz (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 2006 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2006 - Fernando Meirelles (Best Director)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Best Picture
- 2006 - Rachel Weisz (Best Supporting Actress)
Venice Film Festival
- 2005 - Fernando Meirelles (Golden Lion for Best Film)