This movie has the same story as The Exception (2016), in which a German soldier is sent to the manor home of the abdicated Kaiser Wilhelm II, both to run the security detail and to spy on the Kaiser, whom the Nazi leaders worry is not fully onboard with their program and may issue negative statements. As in Il Cattivo Poeta, the soldier comes to side with his aged charge; Wilhelm is portrayed as much favourable to the fascists in charge; and there is a visit with a high-ranking official which shows the soldier and the aged leader the brutality of the current regime. However, Il Cattivo Poeta handles this more realistically and is based more on fact.
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