O
5.9/10
Rating
95 min
Runtime
2001
Release Year
Tim Blake Nelson
Director
Cast
Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan, Julia Stiles
Quick Synopsis
Odin James is the star basketball player at Palmetto Grove Academy, an elite school where he is the only black student. Despite this, he is well-liked by his teammates, the coach, and Desi, the Dean's daughter, who is also very attractive. However, Odin's friend Hugo, who is troubled and happens to be the coach's son, feels jealous and resentful because his father favors Odin both on the basketball court and in other areas. Driven by this resentment, Hugo devises a plan to create mistrust between Odin and Desi. This plan sets off a series of troubling events that escalate into a dramatic and intense conflict.
Detailed Synopsis of O
Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court, plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.
