The Exile (1980)
• January 2nd, 1980 • 1h 30min
Drama
Overview
Based on a traditional African tale. A king has the habit whilst walking in disguise on the streets of his kingdom to listen to the wishes of his own people. One day he overhears two brothers daydreaming out loud about marrying the king's daughters, even if that meant being beheaded one year later. The weddings take place and one of the brother is decapitated one year later. The other one escapes execution at his wife's insistence. On a long journey full of surprising incidents, our hero himself becomes king of a village with wives and subjects. However, his earlier promise haunts him, and in order to save his family he accepts to be sacrificed.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Passenger
Released on: 1975-02-28
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern A...
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Released on: 1998-10-24
Family, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Romance
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pri...
The Lion King
Released on: 1994-06-15
Family, Animation, Drama, Adventure
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchfu...
The Bucket List
Released on: 2007-12-25
Drama, Comedy
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a ...
Sahara
Released on: 2005-04-06
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African dese...
Johnny Mad Dog
Released on: 2008-05-20
Drama, History, War
A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in an unname...
Lion of the Desert
Released on: 1981-04-17
History, War, Drama
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conq...
El Limpiabotas
Released on: 2009-08-19
Action, Drama, Crime
The story takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where Mr. Cuchillas leads a mafia gang that takes care o...
The Illustrated Man
Released on: 1969-03-26
Science Fiction, Drama, Horror
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him ...
A Far Off Place
Released on: 1993-03-12
Drama, Adventure
Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength whe...
All the Invisible Children
Released on: 2006-03-03
Drama
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
The Black Decameron
Released on: 1972-10-15
Drama
Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king...
The Sheltering Sky
Released on: 1990-10-25
Drama, Adventure
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Released on: 2019-02-14
Drama, History
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his fa...
Bandera negra
Released on: 1986-09-11
Drama
Begoña, a waitress at an elegant club in Bilbao, manages to get shipowner Javier Uriarte to hire her...
Tarzan
Released on: 1999-06-17
Family, Adventure, Animation, Drama
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that...
West of Zanzibar
Released on: 1928-11-24
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired wit...
ZedCrew
Released on: 2013-01-01
Drama
A young hip-hop artist who, having had enough of the hopelessness of trying to live off a musician’s...
Anthony Adverse
Released on: 1936-08-26
Drama, History, Romance
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymou...
Seeds of Change
Released on: 2014-01-01
Drama
Mbeu Yosintha was made to help farmers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change...