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The Ottoman Lieutenant

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A strong-willed woman, frustrated by ongoing injustice at home, leaves the United States after meeting Jude, an American doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire -- a world both exotic and dangerous, and on the brink of what is about to become the first World War. There, she finds her loyalty tested to both Jude and the mission's founder when she falls in love with their perceived enemy, a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army.
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Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics 03/13/2017
2/5
An enlightening film could be made about the Ottoman Empire in the days before World War I, that particular place at that particular time, but The Ottoman Lieutenant isn't it. Go to Full Review Gary M. Kramer Salon.com 03/10/2017
"The Ottoman Lieutenant" is all over the map in terms of tone, genre and acting styles. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 03/10/2017
1/4
We can smell the rancid coats of paint on this attempt to whitewash history. Go to Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 04/17/2020
3/5
it has some issues with the historical side of its story but the romance is not bad and not overly sweet. It works on the surface as a romance film and looks stunning while doing so. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/05/2019
1.5/5
The film collapses underneath the weight of its perilously hokey clichés and renders itself obsolete. Go to Full Review Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com 10/31/2018
1/5
I guess the lesson of The Ottoman Lieutenant is simple: If you're gonna make a shameful piece of revisionist propaganda, at least make it entertaining. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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isla s @RT89656869 09/04/2022 This film features some impressive cinematography, with foreign landscapes shown off via aerial photography. There are some good battle scenes too but the basic plot was a little bland. I thought it was no better than average really, overall. See more Scott R @RT61349592 07/13/2022 If there was a movie here I must have missed it. Probably because I fell asleep. See more 12/21/2021 I'm so annoyed I wasted my time waiting for this movie to get better. There's no passion, no character, no creativity, no good plot. It's like a WWI era Twilight plot but worse acting and less chemistry, while whitewashing the brutal Armenian genocide. The lead males would maybe be OK if it weren't for the bad, uninteresting script. I don't know who the heck casted the lead actress, but she brings nothing to the character. She might as well be Bella Swan: no personality or facial expressions. I could go on, but you get the gist. See more 11/22/2021 I liked it...I liked the actors, especially the male and female lead. See more 06/19/2021 I like the setting and the camera work, but the acting wasn't that great. I do love Ben Kingsley! See more 05/22/2021 This film exploits the Armenian Genocide as a plot device to create a clichéd story about star-crossed lovers. The Ottoman Lieutenant whitewashed history and exploits the very real suffering of the Armenian people. There are no Armenian main characters, nor do any of the Armenian extras have any agency over their situation. Genocide should not be used as a background to make your main characters into sympathetic white saviors. Moreso, when one of the main characters is complicit in the genocide for 3/4 of the film. See more Read all reviews
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Joseph Ruben

Director

Michiel Huisman

Ismail

Hera Hilmar

Lillie

Josh Hartnett

Jude

Ben Kingsley

Woodruff

Haluk Bilginer

Khalil Bey

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Synopsis A strong-willed woman, frustrated by ongoing injustice at home, leaves the United States after meeting Jude, an American doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire -- a world both exotic and dangerous, and on the brink of what is about to become the first World War. There, she finds her loyalty tested to both Jude and the mission's founder when she falls in love with their perceived enemy, a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army.
Director
Joseph Ruben
Producer
Stephen Joel Brown, Alinur Velidedeoglu, Gunes Celikcan, Merve Zorlu, Yusuf Esenkal, Serdar Ogretici
Screenwriter
Jeff Stockwell
Distributor
Paladin
Production Co
Y Production, Eastern Sunrise Films
Rating
R (Some War Violence)
Genre
History, Drama, War, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$149.8K
Runtime
1h 50m
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