Project Detail
The Exception
Synopsis
Holland 1940. The Nazis are rampaging through Europe. The British have retreated from Dunkirk. The last German Kaiser, now an old man, has been living in exile in a big old house in the Dutch countryside for 25 years, chopping logs and reading PG Wodehouse. Into this world comes a young German officer, sent to stop the old man from defecting to England. Add a beautiful and mysterious Dutch maid and a British spy and the stage is set for a gripping spy thriller and love story.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 107 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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David Leveaux 1st Feature
- Producer
- Judy Tossell, Lou Pitt
- Co-Producer
- Daniel Toland
- Executive Producer
- Philip H. Geier, Jr., Bill Haber, Bob Boyett, Eugene Beard, Claudia Bluemhuber, Ian Hutchinson, Florian Dargel, Irene Gall, Jens Meurer, Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Bastien Sirodot, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Christian Angermayer, Klemens Hallmann
- Editor
- Nicolas Gaster
- Screenwriter
- Simon Burke (screenplay), Alan Judd (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Roman Osin
- Production Designer
- Hubert Pouille
- Sound
- Henri Morelle
- Composer
- Ilan Eshkeri
- Principal cast
- Lily James, Christopher Plummer, Jai Courtney, Janet McTeer, Ben Daniels, Eddie Marsan
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
An Egoli Tossell KLK (UK), Ostar Enterprises, Inc. (US) production in association with Alton Road Productions (US), Silver Reel Partners AG (CH), uMedia Production (BE), Film House Germany AG (DE), Screen Flanders (BE)
Egoli Tossell KLK Ltd
Judy Tossell10th Floor, The Met Building
22 Percy Street
London
W1T 2BU
Sales Company
Lotus Entertainment
1875 Century Park EastSuite 2150
Los Angeles
CA 90067
USA
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