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The Ottoman Lieutenant
Upon taking the mission of tracking down the lieutenant accused of betrayal, Lillie Row, a young beautiful and courageous nurse, who by the war, makes her mind to help people and country, but struggles against falling in love with Ismail, the thing that brings terrible for her, as she has to choose either loyalty or love.
19 December 1947, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
13 July 1953, Istanbul, Turkey
31 December 1943, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
11 May 1975, Santa Cruz, California, USA
1980, Berlin, Germany
18 July 1981, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
5 June 1954, Izmir, Turkey
1960
21 July 1978, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
27 December 1988, Iceland
March 13, 2017
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.March 10, 2017
A historical romance that has little value either historically or romantically.March 10, 2017
Odious propagandistic attempt to enshrine Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide of World War I into cinematic history via a tepid and unconvincing romance.May 04, 2017
I'm sympathetic to the filmmakers whose craftsmanship went into the movie. Absent historical context this would be adequate light far... but the weak script/dialog and narrative retcon can't be ignored and spoils their efforts.March 10, 2017
A slight but eminently humane story, lushly filmed, and richly romantic.March 09, 2017
The by-the-numbers story never achieves its aimed-for grandeur or intensity, and the striking Turkish locations prove far more interesting than the characters.March 13, 2017
An old-fashioned melodrama with little imagination when it comes to creating scenes such as the ones where the couple is riding through the countryside or is taking a romantic boat ride. [Full review in Spanish]March 10, 2017
"The Ottoman Lieutenant" is all over the map in terms of tone, genre and acting styles.March 09, 2017
There isn't much of a script here.March 09, 2017
"The Ottoman Lieutenant" is an overwrought nurse romance merged with a history lesson, a combination that is hard to take as seriously as the film wants to be taken.March 10, 2017
A near-constant flow of clichés.March 10, 2017
We can smell the rancid coats of paint on this attempt to whitewash history.