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There have been at least four films based on the 1902 novel by A E W Mason bearing the title The Four Feathers.

But Shekhar Kapur wanted his film 'to look at the events differently, and also wanted to highlight the brutality of colonisation. I have been at work on this project for two-and-half years, and it is not over yet. There is much more work to do.'

The movie was unveiled at the Toronto international film festival (TIFF) recently. It premieres September 20 in the US. The book narrates the story of a young English soldier, Harry Feversham, who quits the army on the eve of a crucial battle in Sudan, and is declared a coward by three of his friends and his fiance who send him the feathers as a sign of his spinelessness.

A few months later, the disgraced young man (Heath Ledger) undertakes a clandestine visit to Sudan to help save the lives of the very friends who had had denounced him not too long ago.

Kapur is now travelling worldwide to promote what could be his fifth hit in a row as a director, following Masoom, Mr India, The Bandit Queen and Elizabeth.

The 1998 hit Elizabeth was nominated for major Oscars including Best Picture (but not for Best Direction). Major American publications, including Entertainment Weekly, have already declared the lavishly mounted and grippingly told The Four Feathers to be a major Oscar contender.

Will Shekhar Kapur make the Oscars this time? Follow us as we bring you interviews with the director and cast, news and reviews of The Four Feathers, only on Rediff.com!


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