Director Meirelles brings the explosive energy of his hit CITY OF GOD to this adaptation of the John Le Carré novel of love, betrayal and corruption. In Kenya, weedy British diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) cares only for his plants and his activist wife (Rachel Weisz) – whose work he cares for less. But when she and her African colleague are murdered, he finds himself moved to complete her investigations, leading him from Africa to Europe and back.