Modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, transferring the story of jealousy and ambition to an American high school. Odin is the black star of an exclusive prep school, Hugo his envious friend who makes him doubt the fidelity of his girlfriend Desi., Shakespeare’s “Othello” inspired this drama about a black athlete who wins a scholarship to an all-white school. Although Odin’s future seems bright, a jealous friend tries to make the star athlete believe that his girlfriend is cheating on him., The classic story of ambition and envy is transferred to an exclusive American high school, where a basketball star goes out with the headmaster’s daughter, unaware of the extent of his best friend’s jealousy., A modernized retelling of William Shakespeare’s +Othello, O changes its setting to an elite private school in the American South. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is the only black student at Palmetto Grove and also the star basketball player, with hopes of reaching the NBA. A popular student, he is dating Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the daughter of the school’s dean (John Heard), and they are deeply devoted to each other despite their different backgrounds. His best friend Hugo (Josh Hartnett) is a starter on the basketball team, and the son of the hard-driving coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen), who considers Odin as much his son as Hugo. Hugo is jealous of Odin’s widespread popularity, so he hatches a scheme to ruin Odin’s reputation with the help of Roger (Elden Henson), his rich roommate who will do anything to be popular and get Desi’s attention. Through carefully planned revenge, he begins to make Odin believe that Desi is carrying out an affair with teammate Michael (Andrew Keegan). As Odin begins to receive merely coincidental signs to prove it, he begins to slowly lose his grounding and turns to Hugo for help, not knowing that he is being set up. As the basketball season comes to a close, Odin’s jealousy begins to consume him, resulting in the loss of everything he cares about the most. O was sometime actor Tim Blake Nelson’s directorial follow-up to his well-received debut Eye of God., A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s Othello set deep in the American South. Rising basketball star Odin, the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, is popular with his fellow students and is also dating Desi, the beautiful daughter of the Dean. His best friend Hugo is assigned by his father, Coach Golding, to look out for Odin, due to the pressures he faces during basketball season. But Hugo, bitterly jealous of Odin’s talent and good fortune, secretly seeks to destroy his friend’s life., Shakespeare’s “Othello” inspired this well-acted drama about a black high-school basketball player (Mekhi Phifer) attending an all-white school. Consumed with jealousy, a rival plots to bring his teammate down. Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix, John Heard, Anthony Johnson.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “O ” ?
A: The main cast includes Mekhi Phifer,Josh Hartnett,Julia Stiles,Elden Henson,Andrew Keegan,Rain Phoenix,John Heard,A.J. Johnson,Martin Sheen,Chris Freihofer,Christopher Jones,Chris Dong,Ken French,Dana Ratliff,Rachel Schumate,Marshall Gitter,Lisa Benavides,Ronalda Stover,Kelvin O’Bryant,Jack ‘Jay’ Munn,Mike Flippo,James Middleton,James Galloway,Julie Fishell,Wally Welch,Sean Murphy,Evan Jones,Tony Moore,Josh Thorpe,Russell Fine,Zach Estrin,Betsy Danbury,Claudia Moser,Ray Bivins,Michael Levy,Dina Goldman,Bill Shively,Cal Johnson,Jill Ohanneson,Lisa Gitter,Michael I. Levy,Tom Myers,Avy Kaufman,William Shakespeare,William Shively,Russell Lee Fine,Kate Sanford,Jack Ballance,Brad Kaaya.
Q: When Did the “O” Released?
A: The Movie “O” originally aired on 2001-08-31 and released in the year of 2001.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “O” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “O” ?
A: “O” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
