Movie
The Exception
2017R1h 47m6.9 / 10
One duty. One desire. One decision.
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
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Synopsis
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
More about The Exception
Cast
Lily JamesMieke de Jong
Jai CourtneyCapt Stefan Brandt
Eddie MarsanHeinrich Himmler
Christopher PlummerKaiser Wilhelm II
Janet McTeerPrincess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of GreizDaisy BoultonSecretary
Ben DanielsCol Sigurd von Ilsemann
Stéphane AuberghenFrau LinnenkampCredits
- Directed by
- David Leveaux
- Written by
- Simon Burke, Alan Judd
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $709K
Production
- Egoli Tossell KLKUnited Kingdom
- Ostar Productions
uMediaBelgium
Egoli Tossell FilmGermany
Themes
based on novel or bookhollandinvestigationlovenaziresistancespyworld war i
