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''[[The Four Feathers]]'' is a 2002 film directed by Shekhar Kapur, starring [[Heath Ledger]], [[The Film of the Book|based on the 1902 novel]] of the same name by A.E.W. Mason.
The film is set in [[Victorian Britain|1880s]] [[The British Empire|Britain]] and the Sudan during the [[The River War|Mahdist Revolt]]. After resigning from the [[Brits With Battleships|British Army]] the week they were to ship out to fight the Mahdi in the Sudan, Harry Faversham (Ledger) receives [[Title Drop|four feathers]]<ref>a symbol of cowardice at the time</ref> from his friends and his fiancée. Shaken by guilt, he decides to [[Redemption Quest|redeem himself by going to the Sudan alone]] and find his friends.
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* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: Subverted spectacularly with {{spoiler|Abou Fatma during the prison escape}}, with a little [[Call Back
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Edward Castleton. He is usually the butt of jokes from Harry's other friends. Nevertheless, Castleton is loyal and the only one of his friends that didn't send Harry a feather. {{spoiler|Castleton is killed in battle by his own men after failing to get back into the defense square.}}
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Harry is seen as this after he resigns from the unit by his friends, his fiancee, and even [[I Have No Son|his father]].
* [[Eye Scream]]: {{spoiler|Jack's musket explodes in his face, blinding him.}}
* [[Fake Brit|Fake Brits]]: Australian [[Heath Ledger]] and Americans Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson.
* [[Kick the Son of
* [[Laser
* [[Love Triangle]]: Harry and Ethne are engaged. Jack is in love with Ethne. As soon as Harry disappears, Jack starts courting Ethne. {{spoiler|Jack calls off his engagement with Ethne when he finds out Harry saved his life. Harry and Ethne are engaged again.}}
* [[MacGuffin]]: [[Title Drop|The four feathers]] he received from Jack, Willoughby, Trench, and Ethne.
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* [[Nakama]]: Harry and his friends, Jack Durrance, Tom Willoughby, Edward Castleton and William Trench.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Harry's unit experienced this in battle. Upon closer inspection of a red-coated cavalry riding toward them in the heat of battle:
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* [[The River War]]: The setting of the film.
* [[War Is Glorious]]: A widely-believed view by the British Army at the time.
* [[What Were You Thinking?]]: Harry gives this to Willoughby for not listening to Abou Fatma's message from him.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: The Sudan is portrayed as this.
* [[Zerg Rush]]: The strategy of the Mahdi against the British.
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