The Ottoman Lieutenant

March. 10,2017 R

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Drama Romance War

Keywords：

World War I Nurse 1910s

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Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.

Michiel Huisman as Ismail

Hera Hilmar as Lillie

Josh Hartnett as Jude

Ben Kingsley as Woodruff

Haluk Bilginer as Khalil Bey

Selçuk Yöntem as Melih Pasha

Paul Barrett as Mr. Rowe

Affif Ben Badra as Christapor

Brian Caspe as Doctor

Jessica Turner as Mrs. Rowe

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Reviews

IslandGuru

2017/03/10

Who payed the critics

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ThiefHott

2017/03/11

Too much of everything

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Micitype

2017/03/12

Pretty Good

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Dotbankey

2017/03/13

A lot of fun.

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u-emoli

2017/03/14

This movie is ok, the plot is actually quite good and well filmed and directed. If only the production would have spent a bit more money on decent actors! Did they actually audition for this? They are so bad

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muratkara

2017/03/15

No exaggaration. It is not political. It shows the realities and romance .

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shirley12vineyard

2017/03/16

I had this film come to my attention via Netflix. I'd shown an interest in all things Turkish having been an affectionate traveller there and enjoying the diverse people - most of whom (I met) adore the secular anti-Ottoman Kemal Ataturk's legacy, Many of my country-persons feel similarly since what we know as the ANZAC invasion (under Britain) in 1915. That is another story. . I viewed the film in a non-nerdy fashions, loved it as I happened to anticipate a bit of escapism and romanticism. The leading man and the 'triangle' love-story helped this! To my dismay many of the reviews latch immediately onto contemporary political points-scoring. I don't know why this engaging relationship in a scenically beautiful film can't be accepted for what it is. It is in the same genre as countless other 'good man in amongst awful war priorities and complexities' Casablanca, From Here to Eternity, numerous Brit films let alone US's frequent stereotyped heroics and Australia's Gallipoli.. A local 'hero' is permissible surely? Someone who is initially obedient but comes fo question his inherited professional career. How does that thread make this film an anti-Armenian propaganda piece?And to dump the actress for her 'appalling American accent". Really? Her gentle voice-over added to the narrative - for me.Overall I've found in my choices of Islam-based films that the innate 'let the woman choose' aspect of the passion such as the leads shared works fine in a piece of fiction. I replayed this to catch another look at the heavily criticised aspects. I stand by my first enjoyment!

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rps-2

2017/03/17

Puzzled by the number of bad reviews and one star ratings! This film gets one of my not too frequent tens. Where do we start? The superb performances, especially the incomparable Ben Kingsley... The stunningly beautiful photography... The fascinating locations... The effective dialogue... The realistic recreation of 1914 in both the US and Turkey...There also is an intriguing plot with an unconventional love triangle... It's a war movie, a love story, an historical drama and a travelogue all wrapped to-gether in one very nice package.

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