The Exception
A loyal Wehrmacht officer is tasked with uncovering a British spy plotting to assassinate the exiled German monarch, but his mission spirals into a deadly game of deceit when he falls for a courageous Jewish maid whose love could cost them both everything.
“One duty. One desire. One decision.”
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In this gripping World War 2 thriller, a cautious soldier is sent to investigate a reclusive German monarch residing in a remote mansion, only to be drawn into a complex web of deception and an unexpected, perilous romance with a local Jewish woman.
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Edited by Nicolas GasterShot by Roman OsinScored by Ilan EshkeriDesigned by Hubert Pouille
Also known as
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- L'amore oltre la guerrait
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Lily James
as Mieke de Jong
Jai Courtney
as Capt. Stefan Brandt
Christopher Plummer
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Ella Holland
as Little Girl
Karin Leclercq
as Widow in Hotel
Anton Lesser
as General Falkenberg
Aubeline Barbieux
as Beatrix
Janet Mcteer
as Princess Hermine
Stephane Auberghen
as Frau Linnenkamp
Ben Daniels
as Col. Sigurd von Ilsemann
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2Other crew
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