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O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in an American high school. It stars Mekhi Phifer , Julia Stiles , and Josh Hartnett . It was directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya.
Aug 31, 2001 · O: Directed by Tim Blake Nelson. With Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan. An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.
Aug 31, 2001 · O. Roger Ebert August 31, 2001. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Odin James (whose initials, ''O.J.,'' are surely not a coincidence) is also, like Othello, too easily made jealous--it is his fatal flaw. Desi ( Julia Stiles) loves him and is faithful to him, but he cannot bring himself to trust her, and that is his downfall.
Summaries. An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin. Tough Coach Duke Goulding leaves nothing untried to lead his almost exclusively white boarding school basketball team, the Hawks, to victory after victory, but his own son Hugo feels his polyvalent ...
Moving the classic tale of "Othello" onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named Odin (Mekhi Phifer) who is convinced by a conniving best friend, Hugo...
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age 17+. Imaginative, arresting Shakespeare retelling. Movie R 2001 95 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 17+ 3 reviews. Any Iffy Content? Read more. Talk with Your Kids About… Read more. A Lot or a Little? What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Positive Messages. The racial issues of Shakespeare's play Othello ha. Positive Role Models.
