The Ottoman Lieutenant

Paladin | Release Date: March 10, 2017

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 238 Ratings

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NadicaJun 23, 2019

In my opinion, this is a romance that provides cover for a whitewashed history of the Armenian Genocide. Without a shred of passion evoked by the film’s love triangle and the debasement of historical fact in the movie's war-torn storyline.In my opinion, this is a romance that provides cover for a whitewashed history of the Armenian Genocide. Without a shred of passion evoked by the film’s love triangle and the debasement of historical fact in the movie's war-torn storyline. The Ottoman Empire attacked Russia. Typical the commentators here abusing Armenians. The same mentality that supported Germans.… Expand

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hellpittJul 25, 2017

this movie doesn't even address the 1.5 million Armenians the Ottoman Turks like the officer in this movie where busy killing instead of fighting the War...while the young Male Armenians where sent in mass to the Front to do theirthis movie doesn't even address the 1.5 million Armenians the Ottoman Turks like the officer in this movie where busy killing instead of fighting the War...while the young Male Armenians where sent in mass to the Front to do their duty...believing that the Ottoman Government was going to be honorable...and I'm 100% sure this completely leaves out the Jew Zion connection to the Young Turks movement and the treaty that was to transfer Armenia to the Zion movement so they could create their Jew State...so yeah, there was a big reason to kill those Armenian Christian...1st they where Christian and you know what Jews and Muslims think of Christians...and 2nd The land needed to be clear for the Jew State.....lets not even talk about Anatolia (750,000 Killings of the Christians Greek population)... this movie is 100% **** right from the start if it doesn't even cover this atrocities.… Expand

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MexicoCityPostMay 10, 2017

Just read the real reviews submitted by real critics. not some fake blind ratings submitted by misguided and short minded turk patriots. And then you can be the judge yourself.

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Watcher9234Mar 17, 2017

Absolute snooze-fest filled with disconnected characters and bad acting.
The movie very obviously tried to whitewash the Greek, Armenian and Assyrian genocides perpetrated by Turkey during World War 1.
Awful movie all-round. Don't waste your time.

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RefinedInsightsJul 29, 2023

Picture this: I sat down to watch 'The Ottoman Lieutenant', expecting a captivating love story set during WWI. Instead, I got a revisionist history class that would make even a conspiracy theorist squirm.
For a movie claiming to be a romance,Picture this: I sat down to watch 'The Ottoman Lieutenant', expecting a captivating love story set during WWI. Instead, I got a revisionist history class that would make even a conspiracy theorist squirm.
For a movie claiming to be a romance, it seems to be more in love with rewriting history than delivering on the promised plot. It's like someone handed them a history book, and they decided, "Nah, let's use this for kindling instead."
I mean, seriously. They portray the Armenians, who were the actual victims of the Armenian Genocide, as some rival gang with their own army. This is beyond absurd. Come on, guys! Armenians were the good folks living on their ancestral land for thousands of years before the Ottoman Empire showed up and decided to architect the first genocide of the century starring 1.5 million Armenians. Not cool!
Except it gets worse. The film seems to be suggesting that the victims of that genocide were militarily on par with the victimizers. That's right! They're hinting that the victims had an army to rival the oppressors. Can you imagine a movie coming out as a response to'Schindler's List, where the Jews are a global superpower going toe-to-toe with the Nazis? Yeah, me neither.
The movie is a less entertaining, more infuriating version of 'The Promise'. The two are like night and day, or rather, like truth and a badly spun lie. 'The Promise' gives an honest depiction of the Armenian Genocide, while 'The Ottoman Lieutenant' seems to be playing a cruel game of historical Mad Libs.
To the unsuspecting viewer, 'The Ottoman Lieutenant' might seem like a harmless war movie. But let me tell you, it's as harmless as a shark in a kiddie pool. It attempts to wipe clean a genocide that the world should never, ever forget.
To sum up, if you're a fan of history, truth, and not supporting denialism, steer clear of 'The Ottoman Lieutenant'. There are plenty of films out there that entertain without trying to pull a fast one on history. This film, though? It's about as entertaining as a root canal and about as accurate as a GPS system from 1915.… Expand

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