O (2001 film)
O (2001 film)
O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya. A modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello set in an American high school, it stars Mekhi Phifer as the title character), with Josh Hartnett and Julia Stiles in supporting roles.
O (2001 film)
Originally intended for release for October 17, 1999, the film was delayed to August 31, 2001, due to the Columbine High School massacre. It received mixed reviews and grossed $16 million on a $5 million budget.
Plot
During a high school basketball game, Odin James scores the basket that wins the game for his team. Later at an awards ceremony, coach Duke Goulding presents the Most Valuable Player award to Odin for his efforts, an award he shares with his teammate Michael Cassio. In giving Odin the award, Duke passes over his son Hugo, Odin's teammate and friend. At a party celebrating the victory, Hugo plots with school outcast Roger Calhoun to go to the school's dean, Bob Brable, and tell him that Odin had raped the dean's daughter, Desi, whom Odin has been dating. Hugo promises Roger that Desi will be his after Odin is out of the way, but Roger is only a pawn in Hugo's ultimate plan to destroy Odin.
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