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An American woman falls in love with an Ottoman lieutenant during a medical mission in the exotic Ottoman Empire.
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On the brink of the first World War, The Ottoman Lieutenant tells the story of a strong-willed American woman who, frustrated by ongoing injustices at home, follows an American doctor to a medical mission in the exotic Ottoman Empire. However, her loyalty to both the doctor and the mission's founder is soon tested when she falls in love with Ismail, a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army.
"This is one of those movies that divided audiences and critics. On one side, viewers were not only enthusiastic about the love triangle of the protagonists, but also about the beautiful photography, the incredible locations in Turkey and the division between love and duty at a time when the world was plunging into the Great War. Critics, however, saw an excess of clichés and a very sappy melodrama. But sometimes, clichés and melodrama are just what we look for, right?"