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"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" draws inspiration from Homer's "The Odyssey" by depicting a modern-day adaptation of the epic tale. The film follows three escaped convicts on a journey filled with obstacles, similar to Odysseus and his companions facing challenges on their return home. Both stories feature themes of heroism, deception, and the quest for redemption.

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The Coen Brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou is supposedly based on what tale?

The Odyssey


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I'm preety sure that it is.


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The time and place settings are different in the story and the film. The main character kills the Cyclops in a different way, also.


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