The Exile
The Exile
1980, French. Directed by Oumarou Ganda.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 January 1980
- Original title
- L'éxilé
- Country
- France, Niger
- Written by
- Oumarou Ganda
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The Exile runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Exile isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Exile?
The Exile (1980) was directed by Oumarou Ganda and stars Oumarou Ganda, Zalika Souley, Damouré Zika.