Exiled

Exiled (2006)

R 110 min - Action, Crime, Thriller - 6 September 2006

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A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him. Synopsis The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end. Against this background of fin-de-siècle malaise come two hit men from Hong Kong sent to take out a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby. They soon find themselves in the throes of a dilemma when two of their former associates also show up, intent on thwarting them at every cost.

Director:  Johnnie To

Writers:  Kam-Yuen Szeto, Yip Tin-Shing

Stars:  Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Ren, Roy Cheung, Josie Ho, Lam Suet, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai, Ellen Chan, Tam Bing-Man, Hui Siu-Hung, Ronald Yan, Wah Wo Wong

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Storyline

A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him. Synopsis The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end. Against this background of fin-de-siècle malaise come two hit men from Hong Kong sent to take out a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby. They soon find themselves in the throes of a dilemma when two of their former associates also show up, intent on thwarting them at every cost.

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Collections: Johnnie To

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Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Details

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Country:   Hong Kong

Language:  Cantonese

Release Date:  6 September 2006

Box Office

Budget:  $4,500,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Media Asia Films, Milky Way Image Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 50 min

The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule.

Exiled by Johnny To Movie Trailer

For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end.

Against this background of fin-de-siècle malaise come two hit men from Hong Kong sent to take out a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby.

They soon find themselves in the throes of a dilemma when two of their former associates also show up, intent on thwarting them at every cost.

Director’s notes

In times of change when rules no longer apply, the only thing that matters to an individual’s survival is the decision he makes.

Exiled follows a group of wanderers who’ve been on the road for years but never quite figured out where the end lies. At a midway town, they’re confronted with a critical dilemma and decision has to be made: do they do what they’re told or take a stand for what they believe in? Their decision will turn them against everything they know. But at the end, the only thing that matters is what their hearts say.

The state of exile does not have to be involuntary expulsion. It is an action of voluntary absence in search of a higher ideal. This is perhaps a romantic sentiment when set against today’s cynical world. Nevertheless, it is what makes us human.