Exile

Exile (1994)

Set in the last century, a man is outlawed and condemned to live alone on a small island, his only crime the theft of a few sheep. A girl from the mainland learns of his existence and, compelled by loneliness and romantic dreams, crosses the treacherous sea to join him. Together they create their own truth.

Date of release
1994-09-13
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Paul Cox

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography

Exile is a 1994 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was shot entirely on location in Tasmania.

Production

Cox relocated the story to Tasmania. "I was overwhelmed by his descriptions of the land," said Cox of the author. "There is a strangeness about his work. It is complex, interesting and very spiritual."

Although an earlier script was written by another writer, Cox wrote the screenplay for the film over eight days while on holiday on a Greek Island. Half the budget was provided by the Film Finance Corporation. According to Cinema Papers, the budget for the movie was AUD$2.0m, but director Paul Cox claimed it was actually AUD$1.5m. It was his largest budget to date.

The film was shot from 15 March to 25 April 1993 on the Freycinet Peninsula on the east coast of Tasmania. Cox:

It's a very religious film. Because of that, it is not very commercial, is not very successful. I think it's a very good film... Exile is about the sea. It's also about society, how it always destroys the individual: that we're not the end product of that society, we're just there to be manipulated and used. It's about a man kicked out of society who really becomes himself. He shines, burns through all the rubbish of the mind and the body.

Exile had its Australian premiere at the State Cinema, North Hobart which was followed by an audience lead Q&A.

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