The behind-the-scenes tidbits of the immortal gardener

1. In fact, the producers originally planned to shoot most scenes of Kenya in South Africa, because the film industry in South Africa is prosperous and the infrastructure is perfect. Later, director fernando meirelles suggested shooting in Kenya.

2. The baseball cap played by peter postlethwaite in the film bears the logo of the American "Human Rights Front" organization, which is a non-profit organization demanding equality in sexual orientation and gender identity and the largest gay organization in the United States.

3. When shooting from Justin's point of view, Ralph Fiennes personally operates the camera.

In the scene where Tessa walks through the slum, many children are greeting her, and she is also responding politely, which is not in the script. Those children really live in Kibera.

The crew also built a middle school for the local people in the desert where the last scene was filmed.

6. The screenwriter Jeffrey Caine plays the janitor of the club in the film.

7. The novel The Immortal Gardener was published on 200 1, and the producer Simon Qian Ning Williams bought the right to shoot it before it was published. This film is the second film adapted by John le carre after tailor of panama. In order to ensure the authenticity of the film, Bonnie Dunbar, a molecular biologist in Nairobi, served as a film consultant.

The photo of Justin's car is 22CD 20K, in which the "CD" indicates that the car belongs to a diplomat.

9. mike newell was the original director of this film, and later he directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

A (movie) fiasco

1. When Justin showed a forged passport to the German police in Berlin, it could be seen that it was a Dutch passport. When he put the document in his pocket, the cover of the document was blue, while the cover of the Dutch passport should be red.

When Justin went to the morgue to confirm Tessa's body, there was a boy's body behind him. When Justin confirmed it, the boy's right toe moved behind him.

3. When an African child gives Tessa a wind chime, the distant shot can see that Tessa is not holding an African child in her arms, but after the close shot is switched, Tessa is holding a child; And the people standing next to Tessa have different prospects and close-ups