Exiled

This article is about the 2006 Hong Kong film. For the Law & Order film of the same name, see Exiled: A Law & Order Movie. For the term, see Exile.
Exiled

Exiled movie poster
Directed by Johnnie To
Produced by Johnnie To
Written by Szeto Kam-Yuen
Yip Tin-Shing
Milkyway Creative Team
Starring Anthony Wong
Nick Cheung
Francis Ng
Simon Yam
Roy Cheung
Lam Suet
Music by Dave Klotz
Guy Zerafa
Cinematography Cheng Siu-Keung
Editing by David Richardson
Distributed by Flag of Hong Kong Media Asia Distribution Ltd.
Flag of the United States Magnolia Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of Italy September 6, 2006 (Venice Film Festival)
Flag of the United States October 19, 2006
Flag of France April 4, 2007
Flag of Norway April 12, 2007
Flag of the United States August 31st, 2007 (limited)
Running time 100 min.
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Budget HKD 35,000,000 (estimate)
Ratings
Hong Kong III (uncut)
IIB (cut)
United States R

Exiled (traditional Chinese: 放‧逐; Cantonese Yale: Fong‧juk) is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.

Contents

Plot

In 1998 Macau, former mobster Wo (Nick Cheung) lives quietly with his wife, Jin (Josie Ho), and his newborn child in a nondescript apartment, having turned over a new leaf. But vengeful mob boss Fay (Simon Yam)-- who Wo once tried to assassinate--has dispatched a pair of aging hitmen to cut that peaceful existence short. Once arrived, killers Blaze (Anthony Wong) and Fat (Lam Suet) finds a second pair of hitmen, Tai (Francis Ng) and Cat (Roy Cheung) who are determined to protect Wo. After a brief showdown, the whole group lays their weapons down and bonds over dinner--after all, these men grew up together in the same gang. Reunited and hungry for another score, they plot a gold heist while a furious Fay adds the defiant clique to his hit list.

Cast

Reception

Festivals

Exiled was shown in Competition at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. It was also shown at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival, 2007 8th Jeonju International Film Festival and the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival.

Category III Rating

The film was awarded a Category III rating (18+ restriction), particularly for one scene showing Simon Yam's character shaking hands with another gangster with their left hands turned around, making a triads agreement handshake. The scene is present on the Mega-Star uncut Limited Edition DVD. However, only the Category IIB cut version was released in Hong Kong theatrically.

Box office

Exiled was released in Hong Kong on October 19. The film, on opening weekend, grossed a total of HK$47,533. The film's total HK box-office take was $687,434.

It was later released in the United States with an R-rating by the MPAA "for strong violence and some sexual content." Following its limited released in the United States, Exiled grossed US$20,351 on opening weekend. The film's total gross was $49,413.

Distribution

Magnolia Pictures acquired the North American rights of Exiled and the film was given a limited release as of August 31, 2007. The North American DVD version of the film was released on January 11, 2008.

Critical Reception

Exiled received fairly good reviews in the United States. The film is currently one of the highest-rated limited-release films of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes at 81%. Critics often made comparisons to the early spaghetti western pictures made by filmmakers such as Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah, hailing the film for its action sequences and dark humour. Newsweek Magazine even awarded the film at number 4 as one of 2007's "Best Action Movie Scenes" [1]

Some critics, however, were less enthusiastic by the film. Film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, awarded the film a 2.5 star rating, writing: [2]

“ Johnnie To, the director, is highly respected in this genre, and I suppose he does it about as well as you'd want it to be done, unless you wanted acting and more coherence. ”

Remake

Hong Kong film distributor Media Asia Group has announced a remake of Exiled. The company brokered a deal with film producer Samuel Hadida, who is attached as a producer. [3]

Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards

Golden Bauhinia Awards

  • Won: Best Director (Johnnie To)
  • Won: Best Picture (Johnnie To)

Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Won: Best Action Choreography

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

  • Won: Best Director (Johnnie To)

Catalonian International Film Festival

  • Won: Best Director (Johnnie To)

See also

References

  1. ^ Newsweek.com: The Best Action of '07
  2. ^ Roger Ebert: Review of Exiled (September 7, 2007)
  3. ^ Cinema Strikes Back - Covering the World of Film » Movie News: Hong Kong

External links

Films directed by Johnnie To
Directed alone
The Enigmatic Case (1989) · Happy Ghost III (1986) · Seven Years Itch (1987) · The Eighth Happiness (1988) · All About Ah-Long (1989) · The Fun, the Luck and the Tycoon (1989) · The Story of My Son (1990)  · The Royal Scoundrel (1991)  · Lucky Encounter (1992)  · Justice, My Foot! (1992)  · The Mad Monk (1993)  · The Heroic Trio (1993)  · Loving You (1995)  · A Moment of Romance 3 (1996) · Lifeline (1997) · A Hero Never Dies (1998) · Running Out of Time (1999)  · Where a Good Man Goes (1999)  · The Mission (1999) · PTU (2003) · Breaking News (2004)  · Throw Down (2004)  · Yesterday Once More (2004) · Election (2005)  · Election 2 (2006)  · Exiled (2006)  · Linger (2008) · Sparrow (2008)
Directed with Wai Ka-Fai
Needing You... (2000)  · Help!!! (2000)  · Fulltime Killer (2001)  · Fat Choi Spirit (2002)  · My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)  · Love For All Seasons (2003)  · Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)  · Running on Karma (2003) · Mad Detective (2007)
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