The Ottoman Lieutenant
In a land on the brink of war the most dangerous place to be is in love.
Directed by Joseph Ruben
Produced by Eastern Sunrise Films
A romantic drama set against the backdrop of World War I and Ottoman decline, centered on a forbidden love that threatens both personal bonds and historical upheaval.
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.
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