The Constant Gardener is a film based on the John LeCarre bestseller and from the Oscar nominated director of City of God, Fernando Meirelles. This film portrays the realities that define life in modern Africa, and the challenges and dangers faced by those trying to address them.

When the activist wife (Rachel Weisz) of a British diplomat (Ralph Fiennes) dies under mysterious circumstances in Northern Kenya, the intricate politics that enmesh big business, poverty, aid, and diplomacy begin to be revealed.

Although the corporation in the film is fictitious and the human rights abuses depicted are dramatized, many multinational corporations operate in complex human rights environments. The film provides useful insight into the problematic role of corporations in human rights issues.