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Here, producer Simon Channing-Williams, who lives in West Berkshire, speaks to BBC Berkshire about the controversial film and about how you can help the trust by coming along to a charity night at the Newbury Corn Exchange on Monday 13 March, which includes an auction of signed memorabilia.

You can listen to the full interview by clicking on the audio link below, or you can read excerpts from the interview. You can also have your say about the film in the comments box at the bottom of this page.

Reaction to the film: "On the whole we had remarkable reviews from America into this country and beyond...we had a few negative ones which we feel were mostly put at us via the pharmaceutical industry (or industries) because of course part of what we were doing was having a pop at the big 'pharma' companies - because of the testing of drugs illegally on native Africans. That was really the premise of the Le Carre book."

Rachel and Ralph in The Constant Gardener

About the raft of anti-establishment films out in Hollywood at the moment such as The  Constant Gardener as well as Syriana and  Crash: "I think that there is a groundswell of feeling against rather fluffy Hollywood fare that's either blockbuster or marshmallow.."

"All of the films which you've mentioned have a real resonance with the public now."

About the charity viewing: "We've set up this charity called the Constant Gardener Trust. It's really carrying on the work which we started off as a film company in Kenya.

"We decided that we were not going to put money in the pockets of the chiefs and the elders over there because those pockets tend to be very long and tend to drop sort of in one direction...

"We decided that what we were going to do is put all the location fees into specific community projects and in Kabira, which is the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa, we've already put in three 10,000-litre water tanks, we've built three toilet and shower blocks. This is in an area where there is no running water, where this is no sanitation, where there is no electricity and life there is really really tough."

The is viewing on Monday 13 March at the Corn Exchange in Market Place, Newbury. It starts with a champagne reception at 7pm. Mr Channing-Williams will then introduce the screening before the film starts at 8pm.

Afterwards there is an auction of various items signed by Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, director Fernando Meirelles and John Le Carre. Tickets are £30 a head, available from the Corn Exchange box office at: 01635 522733.

Mr Channing-Williams said: "I might bring an Oscar and I might bring a BAFTA so that everyone can see what all the fuss is about!"