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The Ottoman Lieutenant
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.
The film was released around the period of the film The Promise, a film depicting the Armenian genocide. The perceived similarities between the films resulted in accusations that The Ottoman Lieutenant existed to deny the Armenian genocide.
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a love story between an idealistic American nurse, Lillie, and a Turkish officer during World War I. Lillie first travels to Istanbul before being escorted by Ismail to the region around Van.
The motion picture commenced principal photography in Prague, Czech Republic in April 2015, and also filmed in Cappadocia and Istanbul, Turkey and completed filming in July 2015. The film's music score was composed by Geoff Zanelli. A 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) parcel of land at Barrandov Studios in Prague was where most filming took place. The Ottoman Lieutenant entered into production before The Promise, which describes the Armenian genocide as a deliberate campaign of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Lieutenant depicts the deaths of Armenians in the manner that the Turkish government stated had happened, that is, unorganized killings, instead of a planned genocide.
Cara Buckley of The New York Times stated that "several people familiar with" the production indicated that the producers in Turkey, unbeknownst to the director, had arranged for the final cut, and due to the post-production removal of dialog related to the Armenian genocide, "Several people who worked on the project felt the final version butchered the film artistically, and smacked of denialism". Director Joseph Ruben, unsatisfied with post-production changes, did not promote the film, but was contractually required to keep his name in the credits.
The production team of The Ottoman Lieutenant asked Project Save, an archive of Armenian photographs based in the United States, for permission to use some of the photographs. Project Save researched the producers and declined to license the photographs because the producers of the film received financial support from Turkey.
The film's release date changed as the release date of The Promise changed, and internet users stated that this was a campaign from the producers of The Ottoman Lieutenant to influence Americans. Terry George, who directed The Promise, stated that the publicity material for the films was similar; there were accusations, from George and The Promise producer Eric Esrailian, that the film was created solely to counter The Promise.
Its Turkish release was scheduled for May 19, 2017. By May 30 of that year, 41,578 people in Turkey viewed the film, a figure that lead Riada Asimovic Aykol of Al Monitor to conclude that The Ottoman Lieutenant had "not done well". The Turkish version of the film added censorship against the kissing scene.
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The Ottoman Lieutenant
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.
The film was released around the period of the film The Promise, a film depicting the Armenian genocide. The perceived similarities between the films resulted in accusations that The Ottoman Lieutenant existed to deny the Armenian genocide.
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a love story between an idealistic American nurse, Lillie, and a Turkish officer during World War I. Lillie first travels to Istanbul before being escorted by Ismail to the region around Van.
The motion picture commenced principal photography in Prague, Czech Republic in April 2015, and also filmed in Cappadocia and Istanbul, Turkey and completed filming in July 2015. The film's music score was composed by Geoff Zanelli. A 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) parcel of land at Barrandov Studios in Prague was where most filming took place. The Ottoman Lieutenant entered into production before The Promise, which describes the Armenian genocide as a deliberate campaign of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Lieutenant depicts the deaths of Armenians in the manner that the Turkish government stated had happened, that is, unorganized killings, instead of a planned genocide.
Cara Buckley of The New York Times stated that "several people familiar with" the production indicated that the producers in Turkey, unbeknownst to the director, had arranged for the final cut, and due to the post-production removal of dialog related to the Armenian genocide, "Several people who worked on the project felt the final version butchered the film artistically, and smacked of denialism". Director Joseph Ruben, unsatisfied with post-production changes, did not promote the film, but was contractually required to keep his name in the credits.
The production team of The Ottoman Lieutenant asked Project Save, an archive of Armenian photographs based in the United States, for permission to use some of the photographs. Project Save researched the producers and declined to license the photographs because the producers of the film received financial support from Turkey.
The film's release date changed as the release date of The Promise changed, and internet users stated that this was a campaign from the producers of The Ottoman Lieutenant to influence Americans. Terry George, who directed The Promise, stated that the publicity material for the films was similar; there were accusations, from George and The Promise producer Eric Esrailian, that the film was created solely to counter The Promise.
Its Turkish release was scheduled for May 19, 2017. By May 30 of that year, 41,578 people in Turkey viewed the film, a figure that lead Riada Asimovic Aykol of Al Monitor to conclude that The Ottoman Lieutenant had "not done well". The Turkish version of the film added censorship against the kissing scene.