The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017
R
1h 46m

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6.4/10

27K

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Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Michiel Huisman, and Hera Hilmar in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

A love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.

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This movie is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.This movie is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.This movie is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

27K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Joseph Ruben wanted to disown this movie because of the post-production changes that deny the Armenian Genocide.

Goofs
Lieutenant Veli never wears any headgear as a part of his uniform. As an Ottoman officer he would have worn a fez or a fur cap.

Quotes
Lillie: It's like being in God's thoughts.
Ismail: It appears our time inside God's thoughts has come to an end.

Connections
Referenced in La noche de...: La noche de... El teniente otomano (2019)

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Featured review

6/10

Half loved it

I really wanted to love this movie completely. For me, half the actors were phenomenal and half were not. Michiel Huisman was absolutely phenomenal in the role of The Ottoman Lieutenant. His passion shown through in the entire performance. I did not care for the lead actress Hera Hilmar in this role. She came across as dull, uninspired, unbelievable and with flat affect & tone to her voice and performance, in my opinion. I do not know her other work, but I was uninspired by her performance here. This should have been an extremely romantic and epic movie but Michiel should not have to carry it himself. In addition, I did like Ben Kingsley's role, but did not care for Josh Hartnett. If the lead actors had been evenly matched and evenly phenomenal then I would have rated this movie better.