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(- 2002 -)

Original Title Four Feathers, The Director Shekhar Kapur Genre Adventure, Drama, War Released 2002-09-8 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disturbing images, violence and some sensuality. Rated 6.3

Plot Summary

Set in 1898 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor.

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Wes Bentley as Jack Durrance , Mohamed Bouich as Sudanese Storyteller , Campbell Brown as Dervish Ansar , Daniel Caltagirone as Gustave , James Cosmo as Col. Sutch , Andy Coumbe as Colonel Other Regiment , Angela Douglas as Aunt Mary , Karim Doukkali as Egyptian Orderly , Lucy Gordon as Isabelle , Megan Hall as Millie , James Hillier as Drunken Corporal , Nick Holder as British Lion , Djimon Hounsou as Abou Fatma , Kate Hudson as Ethne , Alex Jennings as Colonel Hamilton

IMDB User Comments

So We're Not the Only Imperialistic Savages in History As the British Empire goes after yet another small, defenseless???? primitive country, It's nice to see them get their comeuppance. Just as we will get ours, if we continue on this road to 'perpetual war'. For what? glory? This movie shows how the young are enticed into giving their lives for a useless goal of world dominion, oil, capturing 'terrorists' however we define them, etc. etc. From the blood and guts of rugby, no helmets, no face masks, no pads......how DID they escape brain damage to the confusion and madness of desert combat, what an interesting segue!!!!! As for the predecessors, I have the original. This one, by emphasizing the minister's talk about 'glorifying God by taking over these savage lands' really puts us in our place. The fact that this was an Indian director, as opposed to Korda, the hoch English director of the first one makes a BIG difference. Indians have felt the other end of the stick, as did these Sudanese. The other comment on what motivates suicide bombers is seen as the armed sniper is surrounded by the armed British. He is also surrounded by unarmed townspeople, his allies. He is warned again and again to put down his rifle. He looks around at all his friends and slowly deliberately puts a bullet in the chamber. A volley of shots ring out, and he falls; as the young boys then start throwing rocks at the British bullies. Same theme; different verse: The British kill an unarmed bunch of Arabs who keep on riding toward their guns, as wave after wave is killed. The last one alive gets within 10 feet of the 50 firing troops, and as the British officer once again says, "Fire", he is brought down. Unless you're inhuman, you can then understand why the ulalalalas ring out next, and an ocean of humanity engulfs the boxed and boxed-in Brits. You'll see a lot of smart deceptive 'military' tactics used, the same type we used as colonists against the Brits....guile against technology, the armed might. The prison ...a milling horde of hundreds is suffocatingly displayed. There are indeed gaps of logic: How did Harry know about the poison, for example? And the Noble Savage gets his wonderful 'hour upon the stage' as he worships God and saves Harry's life again and again. I really loved this movie, since nobody else has enough courage to say, "We Americans are bullies, killing thousands of innocents on stupid ruses, just to gain access to oil. Stop the dogs of war before it's too late. It's not glorious; war is savage." '4 Feathers' shows the hypocrisy of the 'ruling class' in ways the original did not, since it was a propaganda film. See it and remember its lessons.

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