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David Harewood stars as Othello, the Venetian army general who attracts the wroth of his new father-in-law appalled that his daughter Desdemona has married a Moor.

Othello, renowned for his military prowess, is too valuable to Venice to be reprimanded and takes Desdemona on his mission to defend Cyprus from the Turks. However, Othello remains an outsider in the city – an object of racism, envy and mistrust. Iago, a junior officer, exploits Othello’s ambiguous position and unsuspecting nature and drives him into an uncontrollable jealousy with claims that Desdemona has committed adultery.

This short film, interspersed with previous Othello productions at Shakespeare's Globe, was first seen as part of The Complete Walk over one magical weekend alongside London's Thames in April 2016 in this anniversary year. Some 37 specially-made 10 minute films were screened along the iconic 2.5 mile stretch between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge.

Each film explores one of The Bard's plays and includes scenes shot in the locations Shakespeare imagined when he wrote them. Picture Cleopatra in front of the Pyramids, Shylock in Venice’s former Jewish Ghetto, Hamlet on the rocks of Elsinore. Featuring a host of the world’s greatest actors, The Complete Walk celebrates Shakespeare’s life, work and legacy, exactly 400 years on from his death.