The Exception
“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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Cast
28 people
Lily James
Mieke de Jong
Known for
Cinderella
Baby Driver
Jai Courtney
Capt Stefan Brandt
Known for
A Good Day to Die Hard
Divergent
Eddie Marsan
Heinrich Himmler
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Atomic Blonde
Christopher Plummer
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Janet McTeer
Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
Known for
Me Before You
Ozark
Daisy Boulton
Secretary
Known for
Kids in Love
Ben Daniels
Col Sigurd von Ilsemann
Known for
Jupiter's Legacy
The Exorcist
Stéphane Auberghen
Frau Linnenkamp
Known for
Too Beautiful for You
Aubeline Barbieux
Beatrix
No other roles listed
Loïs van Wijk
Little Girl
Also in
A Quiet Passion
Karin Leclercq
Widow in Hotel
No other roles listed
Anton Lesser
General Falkenberg
Known for
Game of Thrones
Andor
David Leveaux Director · Simon Burke Screenplay Alan Judd Author
Worldwide gross $709K · United States release June 2, 2017 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Belgium
Box office
Worldwide gross
$708,973
Production
Egoli Tossell KLK
Production
Ostar Productions
Production
uMedia
Production
Egoli Tossell Film
Production
A24
Studio
Alton Road Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States · Germany · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · May 30, 2017
Digital
United States · June 2, 2017
Theatrical
United States
August 8, 2017 · Physical
Australia
May 30, 2018 · Physical
Brazil
June 2, 2017 · Theatrical
France
November 30, 2017 · Digital · e-cinéma
Greece
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
July 28, 2017 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 8, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 17, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 25, 2017 · Theatrical
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