The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.1 · 23% critics
A determined American woman travels to a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire to help as tensions rise toward war. As she clashes with the doctors running the mission, she’s drawn into a complicated romance with a local military officer, forcing her to navigate loyalty, duty, and the growing conflict around them.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 23/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (282 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a sweeping wartime love triangle with scenic settings and big emotions, like Beyond Borders or The Aftermath; Not for you if you need tight historical focus, subtle romance, or consistently strong acting.
Pros: sweeping locations; strong male leads; emotional romance | Cons: uneven lead performance; predictable melodrama; clunky dialogue
Themes
- nurse
- world war i
- lieutenant
- 1910s
- ottoman empire
- disrespectful
Cast & crew
Hera Hilmar
as Lillie Rowe
Michiel Huisman
as Ismail Veli
Josh Hartnett
as Jude Gresham
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
- BB
Begum Burian
as Nurse
Directed by Joseph Ruben