The Ottoman Lieutenant vs Twice Born
Twice Born has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.1/10 for The Ottoman Lieutenant). The Ottoman Lieutenant is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 7m. Twice Born is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Twice Born| The Ottoman Lieutenant | Twice Born | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joseph Ruben | Sergio Castellitto |
| Main cast | Josh Hartnett, Hera Hilmar, Michiel Huisman, Ben Kingsley, Affif Ben Badra | Penélope Cruz, Jane Birkin, Emile Hirsch, Sergio Castellitto, Pietro Castellitto |
Synopsis
The Ottoman Lieutenant
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.
Twice Born
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
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