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The Exception

Movie
2017
1h 47m
R
English
War, Drama
User Score: 
6.9
Critic Score: 
68
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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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The Exception

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Movie
2017
1h 47m
English
War, Drama
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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.
Rating
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6.9
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The Exception (2017) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
68

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Cast

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Lily James
Mieke de Jong
Jai Courtney
Capt Stefan Brandt
Eddie Marsan
Heinrich Himmler
Christopher Plummer
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Janet McTeer
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of G...
Daisy Boulton
Secretary
Ben Daniels
Col Sigurd von Ilsemann
Stphane Auberghen
Frau Linnenkamp
Aubeline Barbieux
Los van Wijk
Little Girl
Karin Leclercq
Widow in Hotel
Anton Lesser
General Falkenberg
Martin Swabey
Martin Savage
Mark Dexter
Dietrich
Kurt Standaert
Kris Cuppens
Pastor Hendricks
Frederik Lebeer
Signal Operative
Stphanie Van Vyve
Hedwig Potthast
Lucas Tavernier
SS Colonel Meyer
Tom De Vreese
Wehrmacht Soldier - Brandt Unit
Luc Krijgsman
Wehrmacht Soldier - Brandt Unit
Verona Verbakel
Wehrmacht Secretary
Sebastiaan Ham
Wehrmacht Soldier - Brandt Unit
Sjoerd Schaap
Wehrmacht Soldier - Brandt Unit
Directed By: David Leveaux
Written By: Simon Burke (Screenplay), Alan Judd (Novel)

Featured Comments/Tips

FinFan says...
8 years ago
The real highlight is the cinematography. The story itself, while not uninteresting, is kind of a typical romance-that-should-not-be wrapped around events that are to be described as histrocial fiction. Worth watching but nothing extraordinary.
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lezelmaz says...
3 years ago
Plummer per usual get plaudits—he deserves them, per usual. And yet the story is such drivel. I'm only disappointed Plummer agreed to take on the role. Alan Judd's novel, "The Kaiser's Last Kiss" (2015) might be an intriguing and worthy read. However David Leveaux's film adaption white washes despicable characters and events, dumbs down the love interest, while merely signaling at their internal struggles and era of turmoil.
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faithful soul says...
6 years ago
There have been hundreds of war films made over the years, many of them serviceable but unremarkable. This, unfortunately, is no exception to the glut of films before it, but it still well made, with good performances from all.
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jimgysin says...
8 years ago
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Plummer is superb as the kaiser. McTeer and Daniels are terrific as his wife and adjutant, respectively. James is very good as the maid/spy. The weak link is Courtney as Brandt, the conflicted German officer. His performance isn't particularly impressive and his character starts out in such a deep moral hole that it takes forever to begin to build up any sympathy for him, and even then it's an ambivalent sympathy, at best. I'm a huge fan of the era from a fiction point of view and this is a solid entry overall, and only a casting decision and a couple of scenes keep it from becoming a permanent addition to my library.
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tgrbabydoll
9/10  10 months ago
I found the movie compelling, more so than the other commenters to be sure.

While doubtful about the actual subcharacters bare any resemblance to real people, the main plot of the kaiser and/or his wife wishing to be restored is true. Himmler and Hitler wishing to eradicate the last of the monarc More
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Gimly
7 years ago
Mismarketed as a spy thriller, _The Exception_ is nothing more than a romance movie, a romance that has certain obstacles to be sure, but most any romance put to screen does. _The Exception_ is well acted, (which may come as a surprise to some people when it comes to Jai Courtney) but oddly made. Th More
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Reno
7 years ago
**A look at the German Royal family during the WWII.**

A book based film, partially inspired by the real, but I really loved. In the backdrop of the world war two, it focused on the German royal family, Kaiser. An officer sent to protect him during the nazi Germany's invasion of Europe, possibly More
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