| The Ottoman Lieutenant | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Ruben |
| Written by | Jeff Stockwell |
| Produced by | Stephen Joel Brown |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daniel Aranyó |
| Edited by | Nick Moore Dennis Virkler |
| Music by | Geoff Zanelli |
Production companies | Y Production Eastern Sunrise Films |
| Distributed by | Paladin |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | United States Turkey |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $240,978[1] |
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 widely on March 10, 2017.[2]
The film was released around the period of the film The Promise, a film depicting the Armenian genocide.[3] The perceived similarities between the films resulted in accusations that The Ottoman Lieutenant existed to deny the Armenian genocide.[3][4]
- ^ "The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Busch, Anita (2016-09-09). "'The Ottoman Lieutenant' To Be Released For Oscar-Qualifying Run". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ^ a b Buckley, Cara (2017-04-20). "Battle Over Two Films Represents Turkey's Quest to Control a Narrative". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
But Turkey has insisted that many people, both Turkish and Armenian, carried out — and bore the brunt of — wartime horrors, and that no concerted extermination effort existed. [...] "The Ottoman Lieutenant" [...] reinforces that debunked Turkish narrative, detractors say.
- ^ Ritman, Alex; Mia Galuppo (2017-04-21). "'The Promise' vs. 'The Ottoman Lieutenant': Two Movies Battle Over the Armenian Genocide". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-05-15.