Three Convicts escape a chain gang to pursue a treasure buried below a cabin that rests in a valley due to be flooded to make way for a hydroelectric dam. Through the sepia-soaked backdrop of depression-era Mississippi they meet many strangers along, overcome daunting odds stacked against them, and are pursued endlessly by the machinations of the Law. Whether by luck or by divine providence they manage to find a treasure far beyond their hopes or reckoning. Inspired by characters and events from Homer’s Odyssey, O Brother Where Art Thou is one of the Cohen Brothers’ most whimsical films, with an unforgettable soundtrack that by itself is worth the watch.
