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3.4/10   21 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Matthew Edison (co-writer)
Zaib Shaikh (co-writer)
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Release Date:
15 June 2008 (Canada) more
Genre:
Tagline:
An epic story of love, betrayal, racism and ultimately, revenge.
Plot:
Shakespeare's Othello has been uniquely shaped and adapted into a two-hour presentation for television... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
A Message To The C.B.C more (2 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor (Canada: English title) (long title)
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Runtime:
Canada:120 min (including commercials)
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Color:
Color (HD) | Color
Certification:
Canada:14A (TV rating)
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2 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A Message To The C.B.C, 15 June 2008
Author: ziggymarley11 from Canada

Honestly. I have never seen a worse channel to represent a country. This Othello was horrid. Your channel doesn't get it!!! C.B.C read this carefully. Your Channel Doesn't Get it!!! It's time for something new. New people. New shows. No more Little Mosque garbage and horrible versions of Shakespeare.

Carlo Rota was very good. Everyone else was horrible. Does subtext by the greatest playwright in History mean nothing? What did they think? "Just play it evil" or "Just play it with anger"?

So bad. C.B.C You are seriously out of touch. You just don't get it anymore. I've been watching your channel (or struggling to) for years now. I tune in to the BBC and watch shows like Extras or The Office etc. Shows that take risks in the writing, casting etc...

You are thought of the same way that F.O.X is thought of in the U.S.A. Instead of revolting and lowest common denominator however, you are thought of as boring and bottom of the barrel.

This is not the way to represent Canada. Canadian TV is horrible, horrible and you are mostly to blame. At least C.T.V takes some chances. (Some, but they take blame too)

C.B.C, you want

Hire New People! Take a risk Please. Please

Look for some young up and comers (And I don't mean Degrassi type up and comers) stop trying to play to demographics and stop hiring your friends (This production is a great example of that)

C.B.C should be dead by now. Time for a change. Stop embarrassing our country

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