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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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Copulation is strictly forbidden
among the staff. - The Exception

Copulation is strictly forbidden among the staff.

I would lose my position.
You might lose yours. - The Exception

I would lose my position. You might lose yours.

On the other side of the staircase.
The last on the right. - The Exception

On the other side of the staircase. The last on the right.

At the moment, we only have
the one detector truck, - The Exception

At the moment, we only have the one detector truck,

We're getting a second truck soon,
and then we will find the exact location. - The Exception

We're getting a second truck soon, and then we will fin...

- Soon?
- How's your report coming? - The Exception

- Soon? - How's your report coming?

Fuck. I wouldn't mind
pulling her in for questioning. - The Exception

Fuck. I wouldn't mind pulling her in for questioning.

You know, they say the Dutch women
are as sex-mad as the French. - The Exception

You know, they say the Dutch women are as sex-mad as the Fre...

- What?
- In the meantime, - The Exception

- What? - In the meantime,

Ah! You've marked her out
for yourself, have you? - The Exception

Ah! You've marked her out for yourself, have you?

If anything happens to you - The Exception

If anything happens to you

Tell me about Poland.
Your first action? - The Exception

Tell me about Poland. Your first action?

If they knew any more than that,
you'd have been arrested by now - The Exception

If they knew any more than that, you'd have been arrest...

As soon as you feel it's safe, do it. - The Exception

As soon as you feel it's safe, do it.

There's a Gestapo officer,
Dietrich, in Utrecht. - The Exception

There's a Gestapo officer, Dietrich, in Utrecht.

It seems the General Staff has
learnt from its mistakes of last time. - The Exception

It seems the General Staff has learnt from its mistakes of l...

Although, they may find
the infernal machinery, - The Exception

Although, they may find the infernal machinery,

I never wanted the last war, you know. - The Exception

I never wanted the last war, you know.

But there are still people who don't...
who don't seem to realize that. - The Exception

But there are still people who don't... who don't ...

Of course,
the Serbs were a crowd of thugs. - The Exception

Of course, the Serbs were a crowd of thugs.

But I told the Austrians, - The Exception

But I told the Austrians,

Bethmann, Moltke,
they wanted the war, you see. - The Exception

Bethmann, Moltke, they wanted the war, you see.

The Captain would like to see
your collection of military uniforms. - The Exception

The Captain would like to see your collection of military un...

- My family, Your Highness?
- Are they all right? - The Exception

- My family, Your Highness? - Are they all right?

If there's anything I can do for them,
you must let me know. - The Exception

If there's anything I can do for them, you must let me ...

- These are difficult times.
- Thank you, Your Highness. - The Exception

- These are difficult times. - Thank you, Your Highness.

I believe I was inquiring
about her family. - The Exception

I believe I was inquiring about her family.

If it weren't for the shortage,
I would certainly let her go. - The Exception

If it weren't for the shortage, I would certainly let h...

I suppose it's part of your duties
to read this stuff? - The Exception

I suppose it's part of your duties to read this stuff?

Mieke, I wanted to apologize for how I was
the first time we met. - The Exception

Mieke, I wanted to apologize for how I was the first time we...

So how did you get your Iron Cross Second Class - The Exception

So how did you get your Iron Cross Second Class

So, how did you get
your Iron Cross Second Class? - The Exception

So, how did you get your Iron Cross Second Class?

I survived in a second class way. - The Exception

I survived in a second class way.

Do you always follow orders? - The Exception

Do you always follow orders?

I'm Jewish - The Exception

You have someone somewhere - The Exception

You have someone somewhere

The old man is getting a visit
tomorrow, from the head of the SS. - The Exception

The old man is getting a visit tomorrow, from the head of th...

- Himmler's coming here?
- You catch on quick. - The Exception

- Himmler's coming here? - You catch on quick.

He'll have dinner, then we'll take him
back to a secret location. - The Exception

He'll have dinner, then we'll take him back to a s...

Oh, their job is to answer them.
I'll be back in an hour. - The Exception

Oh, their job is to answer them. I'll be back in an hou...

Your Highness,
what I have to tell you - The Exception

Your Highness, what I have to tell you

Reichsführer of the SS,
Heinrich Himmler, - The Exception

Reichsführer of the SS, Heinrich Himmler,

One can only hope that he has
better manners than that oaf, Goering. - The Exception

One can only hope that he has better manners than that oaf, ...

It is a pity that his wife is not able
to join him, but still... - The Exception

It is a pity that his wife is not able to join him, but stil...

He came here a few years back,
fat Goering. - The Exception

He came here a few years back, fat Goering.

You must have a great deal
to do today, Captain, - The Exception

You must have a great deal to do today, Captain,

I regret to inform you the Gestapo - The Exception

I regret to inform you the Gestapo

And may I say, between us,
it would be better if the Kaiser - The Exception

And may I say, between us, it would be better if the Kaiser

Inspector Dietrich
has no sense of humor. - The Exception

Inspector Dietrich has no sense of humor.

- And who cleans them?
- The guns? The footmen. - The Exception

- And who cleans them? - The guns? The footmen.

- Captain.
- Your Highness. - The Exception

- Captain. - Your Highness.

Now, this visit tomorrow
is of the utmost significance. - The Exception

Now, this visit tomorrow is of the utmost significance.

It is, of course, well-known,
among those who know, - The Exception

It is, of course, well-known, among those who know,

Although it is due to my efforts
in that direction, - The Exception

Although it is due to my efforts in that direction,

But, before the last war, of course,
he was the richest man in Germany, - The Exception

But, before the last war, of course, he was the richest man ...

The purpose of this visit - The Exception

The purpose of this visit

Oh, the fuhrer has done
very well so far, of course. - The Exception

Oh, the fuhrer has done very well so far, of course.

But it is obvious that,
in this time of crisis, - The Exception

But it is obvious that, in this time of crisis,

A man of wisdom and experience, - The Exception

A man of wisdom and experience,

I myself have been using what little
influence I have in Berlin. - The Exception

I myself have been using what little influence I have in Ber...

But I am delighted
that my efforts have borne fruit. - The Exception

But I am delighted that my efforts have borne fruit.

It was for Germany that I acted,
of course. - The Exception

It was for Germany that I acted, of course.

Certainly not for the pleasure
of seeing my sisters - The Exception

Certainly not for the pleasure of seeing my sisters

Do you know, I am not sure I shall even
receive them in court. - The Exception

Do you know, I am not sure I shall even receive them in cour...

Captain, as head of the Kaiser's
personal bodyguard, - The Exception

Captain, as head of the Kaiser's personal bodyguard,

May I hope
you will give a positive account - The Exception

May I hope you will give a positive account

- Of course, Your Highness.
- Thank you, Captain - The Exception

- Of course, Your Highness. - Thank you, Captain

Yes, that's just
what I was going to suggest. - The Exception

Yes, that's just what I was going to suggest.

Be respectful of personal property,
but thorough. - The Exception

Be respectful of personal property, but thorough.

You know, my Uncle Friedrich
once told me - The Exception

You know, my Uncle Friedrich once told me

"I'll show you," I thought,
"you miserable swine." - The Exception

"I'll show you," I thought, "you miserab...

No. Well, not exactly, Your Highness.
I mean, there is someone. - The Exception

No. Well, not exactly, Your Highness. I mean, there is someo...

Oh, of course there is. - The Exception

Oh, of course there is.

You know, my... the first girl
I ever loved, her name was Ella. - The Exception

You know, my... the first girl I ever loved, her name was El...

We had the same grandmother,
Queen Victoria of England, - The Exception

We had the same grandmother, Queen Victoria of England,

Oh, she was gorgeous. - The Exception

Oh, she was gorgeous.

I went down on my knees
one summer evening - The Exception

I went down on my knees one summer evening

Instead, she married a Romanov. - The Exception

Instead, she married a Romanov.

"That'll teach her," I thought. - The Exception

"That'll teach her," I thought.

And, as they say, seize the day. - The Exception

And, as they say, seize the day.

Here am I,
a butcher's son from Munich, - The Exception

Here am I, a butcher's son from Munich,

He'll arrive in the afternoon,
and he'll stay for dinner. - The Exception

He'll arrive in the afternoon, and he'll stay for ...

- I can kill him.
- No, that's not our mission. - The Exception

- I can kill him. - No, that's not our mission.

Well, tell London.
They might change it. - The Exception

Well, tell London. They might change it.

The SS murdered my father
and my husband. - The Exception

The SS murdered my father and my husband.

Tell them I'm ready.
Tell them I'll do it. - The Exception

Tell them I'm ready. Tell them I'll do it.

And I'll give you the answer
tomorrow. - The Exception

And I'll give you the answer tomorrow.

What is it this time - The Exception

What is it this time

I beat the officer senseless
in front of his unit. - The Exception

I beat the officer senseless in front of his unit.

It's men like that, they shame the SS.
They shame us all. - The Exception

It's men like that, they shame the SS. They shame us al...

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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.

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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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