With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello i...read more
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With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London of the near future, a crime-ridden metropolis virtually torn apart by racial hostilities. By order of the Prime Minister, black police officer John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is promoted to Commissioner, a post dearly coveted by Othello's friend, mentor and fellow officer Ben Jago (Christopher Eccleston). Seething with jealousy, Jago contrives to discredit Othello in the eyes of the public, and to destroy John's interracial marriage to the lily-white Dessie (Keeley Hawes). Among those used as unwitting dupes to gain Jago's ends are Othello's trusted lieutenant, Michael Cass (Richard Coyle), scrupulously honest police constable Alan Roderick (Del Synnott), and Jago's own wife, Lulu (Rachael Stirling).
Country: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
Genre: Drama
1h 35m
Not available for United States
2
2
4
4
The Favourite
Slumdog Millionaire
The English Patient
Cabaret
The Artist
The King's Speech
Schindler's List
All Quiet on the Western Front
Oppenheimer
A Man for All Seasons
The Last Emperor
Gandhi
Gravity
Behind the Candelabra
Titanic
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