 The Constant Gardener 2005  R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Kounde, Daniele Harford, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Gerard McSorley, John Keogh, Archie Panjabi, Richard McCabe, Donald Sumpter, Keith Pearson, John Sibi-Okumu, Nick Reding
Based on John le Carre's novel, activist Tessa (Rachel Weisz) uncovers the fact that a pharmaceutical company is testing its drugs on African natives. She tries to expose the conspiracy and is killed. Her widower, British High Commission diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), takes on the investigation in pursuit of not only Tessa's murderer but the possibility of Tessa's unfaithfulness to him as well. Weisz won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and the film received three additional nominations.
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How I Killed My Father 2001  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Father and I
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Regnier, Amira Casar, Stephane Guillon, Hubert Kounde, Karole Rocher, Marie Micla, Nicole Evans, Philippe Lehembre
Successful 44-year-old gerontologist Jean-Luc's (Charles Berling) absentee father, 70-year-old Maurice (Michel Bouquet), suddenly returns–broke and need of a home. Jean-Luc's wife, Isa (Natacha Regnier), welcomes Maurice into their home, but tensions build between father and son.
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| 1. The Constant Gardener (2005)
2. How I Killed My Father (2001)
aka: My Father and I
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