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The Exception

A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.

Director

David Leveaux

Year

Genre

drama, romance, war

Box Office

$708,973

Production

Egoli Tossell KLK,Alton Road Productions,Ostar Productions,uMedia,Egoli Tossell Film

Awards

2 nominations

Homepage

https://a24films.com/films/the-exception

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Little Girl (as LoÃ¯s van Wijk)

LoÃ¯s Alessandra

Capt. Stefan Brandt

Widow in Hotel

General Falkenberg

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Christopher Plummer

Beatrix

Aubeline Barbieux

Princess Hermine

Mieke de Jong

Frau Linnenkamp

StÃ©phane Auberghen

Col. Sigurd von Ilsemann

Mueller

Dirksen

Dietrich

Schulz

Pastor Hendriks

Signal Operative

Frederik Lebeer

Heinrich Himmler

Hedwig Potthast (as Stephanie Van Vyve)

StÃ©phanie Van Vyve

SS-Colonel Meyer

Lucas Tavernier

British Secretary

Wehrmacht Soldier - Brandt Unit

Brandt Wehrmacht Soldier

Alexis Van Stratum

Wehrmacht Secretary (as Verena Verbakel)

Verona Verbakel

Brandt Wehrmacht Soldier

Brandt Wehrmacht Soldier

Officer

Daan Aufenacker

Brandt Wehrmacht Soldier

Dimitri De Smet

Lieutenant Commander

SS Guard

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I am Colonel Sigurd von Ilsemann,
aide-de-camp to the Kaiser. - The Exception

I am Colonel Sigurd von Ilsemann, aide-de-camp to the Kaiser...

My orders are to assume immediate
command - The Exception

My orders are to assume immediate command

The female staff
are not to be interfered with. - The Exception

The female staff are not to be interfered with.

- The army, your army.
- No. No. Not mine. - The Exception

- The army, your army. - No. No. Not mine.

That in itself
is not without significance. - The Exception

That in itself is not without significance.

In return, it is vital to make
the right impression. - The Exception

In return, it is vital to make the right impression.

Our friends in Berlin have been constantly
active on your behalf. - The Exception

Our friends in Berlin have been constantly active on your be...

The stage is set.
Every detail matters. - The Exception

The stage is set. Every detail matters.

- He will be watching us.
- Yes, perhaps. From outside. - The Exception

- He will be watching us. - Yes, perhaps. From outside.

Wilhelm, do you want
your throne back or not? - The Exception

Wilhelm, do you want your throne back or not?

Apologies. My orders were to report
upon arrival. No time was specified. - The Exception

Apologies. My orders were to report upon arrival. No time wa...

The Gestapo keeps extensive files
on this individual, - The Exception

The Gestapo keeps extensive files on this individual,

As part of your duties here,
you will compile a detailed report. - The Exception

As part of your duties here, you will compile a detailed rep...

In particular, his attitudes towards
the Reich and its leaders, - The Exception

In particular, his attitudes towards the Reich and its leade...

You'll also keep a list of all visitors,
noting the duration of their stay. - The Exception

You'll also keep a list of all visitors, noting the dur...

You think because he is old,
he is unimportant? - The Exception

You think because he is old, he is unimportant?

The British Secret Service
have an agent in the area. - The Exception

The British Secret Service have an agent in the area.

We picked up coded radio
transmissions from the vicinity. - The Exception

We picked up coded radio transmissions from the vicinity.

What's the point of killing an old man
that's been out of power for 20 years? - The Exception

What's the point of killing an old man that's been...

He is everything that was wrong
with old Germany. - The Exception

He is everything that was wrong with old Germany.

Where was he
while we were all starving? - The Exception

Where was he while we were all starving?

If anything happens to him, Captain,
you'll be shot. - The Exception

If anything happens to him, Captain, you'll be shot.

Brussels fell to our forces yesterday - The Exception

Brussels fell to our forces yesterday

Holland is now
almost completely occupied, - The Exception

Holland is now almost completely occupied,

Further south, armored divisions
are through the Ardennes forest, - The Exception

Further south, armored divisions are through the Ardennes fo...

Forgive me, Your Highness.
I was told you have coffee at this time. - The Exception

Forgive me, Your Highness. I was told you have coffee at thi...

Well, tell me, child,
would you have invaded Holland? - The Exception

Well, tell me, child, would you have invaded Holland?

If you had been in command
of the German army, - The Exception

If you had been in command of the German army,

I see. And what precisely
is your military objective? - The Exception

I see. And what precisely is your military objective?

- Well, it's very nice.
- What is? - The Exception

- Well, it's very nice. - What is?

Goddamn, Sigurd. She's better
than half the General Staff! - The Exception

Goddamn, Sigurd. She's better than half the General Sta...

She's the one my wife has been
complaining about, I suppose. - The Exception

She's the one my wife has been complaining about, I sup...

You know, I don't mind telling you, - The Exception

You know, I don't mind telling you,

You know, Sigurd, I've been thinking. - The Exception

You know, Sigurd, I've been thinking.

The Kaiser presents his compliments. - The Exception

The Kaiser presents his compliments.

Tell the Kaiser I would be honored
to accept his invitation. - The Exception

Tell the Kaiser I would be honored to accept his invitation.

You'll address him as sir and his wife as madame - The Exception

You'll address him as sir and his wife as madame

You will speak only when spoken to - The Exception

You will speak only when spoken to

At the age of four, he bit
the Duke of Edinburgh in the leg. - The Exception

At the age of four, he bit the Duke of Edinburgh in the leg.

Captain Brandt, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
Viktor Albrecht von Preussen - The Exception

Captain Brandt, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von...

...that I have always found
so fascinating. - The Exception

...that I have always found so fascinating.

I published a book on the subject
in 1934. You will have seen it. - The Exception

I published a book on the subject in 1934. You will have see...

For example, there are some people
who actually believe - The Exception

For example, there are some people who actually believe

Utter nonsense.
The word comes from the Sanskrit. - The Exception

Utter nonsense. The word comes from the Sanskrit.

It means "well-being," - The Exception

It means "well-being,"

Oh, yes. In many religions, it's... - The Exception

Oh, yes. In many religions, it's...

It is a symbol of life,
of good fortune. - The Exception

It is a symbol of life, of good fortune.

Not that it has brought much to me. - The Exception

Not that it has brought much to me.

And yet we must accept - The Exception

And yet we must accept

Oh these books they're writing my God - The Exception

Oh these books they're writing my God

His servants would pull
the wine corks in front of you. - The Exception

His servants would pull the wine corks in front of you.

But I must say the old boy knew
how to deal with troublemakers. - The Exception

But I must say the old boy knew how to deal with troublemake...

Freemasons, Bolsheviks, Jews. - The Exception

Freemasons, Bolsheviks, Jews.

The unholy alliance
that we have to face. - The Exception

The unholy alliance that we have to face.

Which is exactly why
a strong monarchy, - The Exception

Which is exactly why a strong monarchy,

My grandfather was an army officer, - The Exception

My grandfather was an army officer,

He was killed on the Somme
just before I was born. - The Exception

He was killed on the Somme just before I was born.

- Really? Which one?
- Related to the Ludendorffs. - The Exception

- Really? Which one? - Related to the Ludendorffs.

After the war, of course,
she had to clean houses. - The Exception

After the war, of course, she had to clean houses.

I remember helping her
wheel her wages home in a barrow. - The Exception

I remember helping her wheel her wages home in a barrow.

- She died of tuberculosis when I was 12.
- Mm-hmm. - The Exception

- She died of tuberculosis when I was 12. - Mm-hmm.

Am I to blame for every misfortune
on this earth? - The Exception

Am I to blame for every misfortune on this earth?

And this is my thanks?! - The Exception

And this is my thanks?!

Nobody cares my navy betrayed me! - The Exception

Nobody cares my navy betrayed me!

After all I've done for them, - The Exception

After all I've done for them,

I ask forgiveness for unintentionally
upsetting His Highness. - The Exception

I ask forgiveness for unintentionally upsetting His Highness...

His earlier remark about the fuhrer - The Exception

His earlier remark about the fuhrer

No, thank you, Sigurd.
There will be absolutely nothing. - The Exception

No, thank you, Sigurd. There will be absolutely nothing.

Stay. Stay the night. - The Exception

Stay. Stay the night.

I had a visit just now
from Captain Brandt. - The Exception

I had a visit just now from Captain Brandt.

He tells me the British
have an agent active in this area. - The Exception

He tells me the British have an agent active in this area.

It is his opinion that this agent
may wish you harm. - The Exception

It is his opinion that this agent may wish you harm.

He therefore requests that he move
into the house immediately. - The Exception

He therefore requests that he move into the house immediatel...

What do you think of him our Captain Brandt - The Exception

What do you think of him our Captain Brandt

I think I will give it a miss. - The Exception

I think I will give it a miss.

I have something
much more important to do. - The Exception

I have something much more important to do.

But I expect great news any day now. - The Exception

But I expect great news any day now.

It is the hope which is killing him. - The Exception

It is the hope which is killing him.

Colonel von Ilsemann sent me out
with more bread. - The Exception

Colonel von Ilsemann sent me out with more bread.

You are quite unused
to physical labor, no? - The Exception

You are quite unused to physical labor, no?

War changes everything. - The Exception

War changes everything.

What do you think of ducks child Hmm I'm very fond of them - The Exception

What do you think of ducks child Hmm I'm very fond of...

You're right. And it was. - The Exception

You're right. And it was.

I hear there's a British spy after me. - The Exception

I hear there's a British spy after me.

Sigurd tells me that you fought
in Poland last year. - The Exception

Sigurd tells me that you fought in Poland last year.

My grandson, Oscar, was killed
at the front there. - The Exception

My grandson, Oscar, was killed at the front there.

No. No, Your Highness. I... I didn't.
Please accept my sympathies. - The Exception

No. No, Your Highness. I... I didn't. Please accept my ...

Last September. Hmm.
You must come to dinner again. - The Exception

Last September. Hmm. You must come to dinner again.

Why don't you, er, show the captain
his new rooms at the house? - The Exception

Why don't you, er, show the captain his new rooms at th...

My name is Stefan.
I was wondering what yours was. - The Exception

My name is Stefan. I was wondering what yours was.

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A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: David Leveaux

Writer: Simon Burke, Alan Judd

Production: Egoli Tossell KLK,Alton Road Productions,Ostar Productions,uMedia,Egoli Tossell Film

Genre: drama, romance, war

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $708,973

Released: 02 Jun 2017

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: https://a24films.com/films/the-exception

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