China Synopsis
“Love. At any cost.”
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.
The 2004–2006 China Window
45 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Constant Gardener sits at position #17.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Constant Gardener premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $194K per minute on screen and earned $639K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #335 of 946 China films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #214 of 547 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | German, English, Italian, Swahili |
| Production Companies | Scion Films, Studio Babelsberg, Epsilon Motion Pictures, UK Film Council, Focus Features |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | August 31, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0387131 |