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.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Fernando Meirelles
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
Ralph Fiennes
Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz
Tessa Quayle
Danny Huston
Sandy Woodrow
Bill Nighy
Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Pete Postlethwaite
Lorbeer
Richard McCabe
Arthur Hammond
Donald Sumpter
Tim Donohue
Juliet Aubrey
Gloria Woodrow
Hubert Koundé
Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Archie Panjabi
Ghita Pearson
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