Exile (2020)
A chemical engineer feeling discriminated against and bullied at work plunges into an identity crisis.
The Exiles (2022)
Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre, in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989.
The Exile (1947)
Charles II's attempts to elude the Roundheads.
Exiled (2006)
Ageing hitmen take on one last job.
A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman (2007)
An exploration of the exiled life of writer Ariel Dorfman.
Valley Of Exile (2023)
Seeking shelter from the Syrian war, two sisters find refuge in Lebanon, only to realise that their aspirations for their new life are at odds with each other.
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