The Exception * * * *

       The Exception is set in the second World War but there's not an Allied uniform to be seen. Just Nazi ones.  There's no fighting either.
       Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm is in exile.  Germany still has it's fair share of Monarchists so he has been shipped him off to Holland so the Third Reich can get on with their plans without commentary from the sidelines.  The Kaiser and his wife are interned in a fine country home.
       The German Command have given a Captain Brand the job of looking after security for the Kaiser. 

Just don't mention the war okay?

       After settling in, one of the maids catches Brand's eye. But you need not fear for her as it soon becomes clear she is sharing his lusty feelings: "Take your clothes off" they demand of each other.  Pretty soon they're having a relationship that neither of their employers would approve of.   Neither would they approve of the fact that she has a secret - giving aid to The Resistance: a bit awkward for Captain Brand when he finds out about that.
       What makes The Exception quite fascinating is that the love that these two have for each other is stronger than the love and commitment they have for their countries.  Yet they still have a sense of duty.
        The best war films have always found drama in places other than the raging battles (which is why Dunkirk was such a noisy dud in my opinion).  This is a very fine drama that expects a lot of the actors, and they deliver.  The elderly Christopher Plummer, who just seems to improve with age, plays Kaiser Wilhelm. Australian Jai Courtney plays Captain Brand and the maid is played by Lily James who was the waitress in Baby Driver (I knew I'd seen her somewhere recently).