Introduction

The Ottoman Lieutenant (Turkish: Osmanlı Subayı) is a Turkish-American romantic war drama film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Jeff Stockwell. The film stars Michiel Huisman, Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley.

The film was released around the period of the film The Promise, a film depicting the Armenian genocide. The perceived similarities between the films resulted in accusations that The Ottoman Lieutenant existed to deny the Armenian genocide.

Outline

The Ottoman Lieutenant is a love story between an idealistic American nurse (Hera Hilmar) and a Turkish officer (Michiel Huisman) during World War I.

Lillie first travels to Istanbul (called as such in-movie, though at the time in real life, in English the entire city was known as Constantinople while the central portion was known in that language as “Stamboul”), before being escorted by Ismail to the region around Van.

Production & Filming Details

• Director: Joseph Ruben.
• Producer: Stephen Joel Brown.
• Writer: Jeff Stockwell.
• Music: Goeff Zanelli.
• Cinematography: Daniel Aranyo.
• Editors: Nick Moore and Dennis Virkler.
• Production: Y Production and Eastern Sunrise Films.
• Distributor: Paladin.
• Release Date: 10 March 2017 (US).
• Running Time: 106 minutes.
• Country: US and Turkey.
• Language: English.

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