Directed by:
Shekhar KapurCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
James HornerCast:
Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, James Cosmo, Lucy Gordon, Daniel Caltagirone, Rupert Penry-Jones, Michael Sheen, Christian Coulson (more)Plots(1)
The story of a British commander, Harry (Heath Ledger), who follows in his father's footsteps by joining the army. He is engaged to marry the woman of his dreams, Ethne (Kate Hudson), whose father was also a soldier. But when his regiment is to be sent to war in the Sudan, Harry gets nervous. On a whim, he resigns his post, and is instantly rebuffed by three of his closest friends. They each give him a feather symbolic of his fear. When he tells Ethne what he has done, she gives him the fourth, explaining that she cannot love a coward. Lost and alone, Harry cannot come to grips with what has happened. So he travels alone to the Sudan, hoping to in some way help his fellow countrymen and redeem his honor. What he finds instead is a land rife with slavery, brutal violence, and a deadly desert climate. He is befriended by Abou (Djimon Hounsou), a Sudanese wanderer, who saves Harry's life time after time. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Heath Ledger
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Lucy Gordon
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Daniel Caltagirone
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Rupert Penry-Jones
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Christian Coulson
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Tim Pigott-Smith
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Charles Pemberton
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Deobia Oparei
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Angela Douglas
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