The Exception (2017)

6.9/10 • 107 min • War Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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 Greiz

Ben Daniels

Col Sigurd von Ilsemann

Stéphane Auberghen

Frau Linnenkamp

Anton Lesser

General Falkenberg

Martin Swabey

Mueller

Martin Savage

Dirksen

Mark Dexter

Dietrich

Kris Cuppens

Pastor Hendricks

Stéphanie Van Vyve

Hedwig Potthast

Lucas Tavernier

SS Colonel Meyer

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