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.

Directed by

Fernando Meirelles

Written by

Jeffrey Caine

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Released

August 31, 2005

Runtime

2h 9m

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Kenya

Studios

Scion Films, Studio Babelsberg, Epsilon Motion Pictures, UK Film Council, Potboiler Productions, Blue Sky Africa

Budget

$25,000,000

Box office

$82,468,097