The Constant Gardener

The Plot Summary from IMDB -

"Based on the best-selling John le Carré novel and from the Academy Award-nominated director of "City of God." In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) 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 (Ralph Fiennes), 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."

What struck me most about this film is that by nature it is a political thriller, even nouveau film noir, but it does not hit you over the head with the car chase, shadowy figure, shoot 'em up conventions atypical of the genre. This is a smart film that relies on strength of story, not flashy tricks, to convey it's message.

If you are looking for a smart, powerful and thought provoking experience go see this film.

Official site: The Constant Gardener