The Ottoman Lieutenant

"In a land on the brink of war the most dangerous place to be is in love."

Mar 10 2017 R 1h 46m
Drama, War

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.

Plot

A strong-willed young woman, who, frustrated by on-going injustice at home, leaves the U.S. after meeting Jude, an American doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire. A world both exotic and dangerous, and on the brink of what is about to become World War I. There, she finds her loyalty to Jude and the mission's founder tested when she falls in love with their perceived enemy, a Lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army. Now, with invading army forces at their doorstep, and the world about to plunge into all-out war, she must make a decision if she wants to be what other people want her to be, or to be herself.

Written by

Jeff Stockwell

Directed by

Joseph Ruben

Production Countries

United States of America, Turkey

Production Companies

Eastern Sunrise Films

Languages

Türkçe, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
26,898
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
26
Popularity
NA