O - Wenn Liebe zum Verhängnis wird

William Shakespeare's 'Othello' interpreted in a modern way: Despite black skin, sports ace Odin James (Mekhi Phifer) is the most popular student in his high school and in love with principal's daughter Desi Brable (Julia Stiles). Only Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the son of coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen), his fatherly mentor, is a thorn in Odin's side, or 'O' for short. With the help of some other students, some of them involuntarily, Hugo develops a perfidious plan that aims solely to destroy Odin. And while Hugo pulls the strings in the dark, the pent-up emotions, fears and lies are discharged with frightening consequence until it is too late for victims and perpetrators.