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The Exception

5.220191h 55mMovieThrillerMysteryDrama

When four female colleagues receive an email death threat each, they are convinced the sender is a war criminal, whom they have exposed. But what if the threats come from within their own office at the Danish Center for Information on Genocide?

DirectorJesper W. Nielsen
WriterChristian Torpe
ProducersMiriam Nørgaard·Marcella Lindstad Dichmann

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Not available in United States
Streaming in 13 other countries

The Exception isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France and 9 more. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen

DĆDanica Ćurčić
Danica Ćurčić
Iben
SKSidse Babett Knudsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Anne-Lise
ACAmanda Collin
Amanda Collin
Malene
LCLene Maria Christensen
Lene Maria Christensen
Camilla
MKMagnus Krepper
Magnus Krepper
Gunnar
OJOlaf Johannessen
Olaf Johannessen
Poul
SSSimon Sears
Simon Sears
Rasmus
JSJohanne Louise Schmidt
Johanne Louise Schmidt
Tess
MDMarie Dalsgaard
Marie Dalsgaard
Charlotte
STSergej Trifunović
Sergej Trifunović
Dragan Jelisić
VK
Virgil Katring-Rasmussen
Nikolaj
JCJulie Carlsen
Julie Carlsen
Nina

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