O

– Hot young stars, a hip, driving soundtrack, plus a provocative tale of jealousy and betrayal combine..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
O (2001)

Hot young stars, a hip, driving soundtrack, plus a provocative tale of jealousy and betrayal combine to create this controversial modern-day version of Shakespeare's classic, "Othello." O is Odin James (Mekhi Phifer), the school's star basketball player and future NBA hopeful. Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy...

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:

O (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Aug 2001

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Tim Blake Nelson

Writer:

William Shakespeare (play), Brad Kaaya (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan

Plot:

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 technical excellence and tireless efforts -which require using stimulants- are not getting anything like the recognition he deserves, especially when coach gives the best player award to Odin James, the only black teammate, even saying he loves Odin like his own son, who in turn only calls super-rich Michael Cassio to share in the honor. So Hugo, who is liked by everyone, decides to set up the boys who stole his glory, and he knows a cocky adolescent's weak points are his pride and his girl. This Dixie Jago schemes to bring down a black Othello and his Cassio, playing into the poisonous power of jealousy, however badly this also hurts their loved ones and the whole team...

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$15,540,020

Production:

Lions Gate Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
Metacritic:
53%