THE EXCEPTION (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Lily James (Baby Driver), Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music), Eddie Marsan (Atomic Blonde), Ben Daniels (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Mark Dexter (The Invisible Woman)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Leveaux (film debut), director; Simon Burke (film debut), writer; Lou Pitt (Hollywood Homicide) and Judy Tossell (Hector and the Search for Happiness), producers; Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust), composer; Roman Osin (Won’t Back Down), cinematographer; Nicolas Gaster (Moon), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Nazi Germany, during the onset of the Second World War, a German soldier (Courtney) is sent to the home of the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm (Plummer) to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to assassinate him. There, he meets and falls in love with a young Jewish Dutch woman who, despite everything, goes to considerable lengths to protect…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This wartime romance has a fantastic cast, including the legendary Christopher Plummer in a supporting role, and a strong sense of love and thrills to carry itself throughout.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2017

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