The Exception (2016) (original) (raw)

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.

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. (less)

Director: David Leveaux
Writers: Alan Judd, Simon Burke
Starring: Lily James, Jai Courtney, Christopher Plummer, Ben Daniels, Janet McTeer, Anton Lesser
Producers: Judy Tossell, Lou Pitt

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Review by Brian Orndorf, June 21, 2017

6 / 10

Are audiences ready for a sympathetic portrait of German authority during the dawn of WWII? �The Exception� believes so, striving to mix sex and contemplation during a hostile time in European history, searching for the nuanced psychology of those participating in, or at least confronted by, a horrific change in wartime atrocities. Director David Leveaux leans toward sensuality to help ease the audience into a challenging plot, finding some success with raw feelings and urges. But the overall feel of �The Exception� isn�t defined to satisfaction, stuck between the demands of its literary origi ...read more...

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