Exile (1994 film)
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1994 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exile is a 1994 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film was shot entirely on location in Tasmania.[3]
| Exile | |
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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Written by | Paul Cox |
| Based on | novel Priests Island by E.L. Grant Watson |
| Produced by | Paul Cox Santhana Naidu Paul Ammitzboll |
| Starring | Aden Young Beth Champion Claudia Karvan |
| Cinematography | Nino Gaetano Martinetti |
| Edited by | Paul Cox |
| Music by | Paul Grabowsky |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Beyond International Roadshow (video) |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$2 million[1] |
In the 19th century a young man is banished to an island for stealing a few sheep.
The film is based on a novel which was set in Scotland but Cox relocated it to Tasmania. Although an earlier script was written by another writer, Cox wrote the screenplay for the film over eight days while on holiday on a Greek Island. Half the budget was provided by the Film Finance Corporation.[4][5] According to Cinema Papers, the budget for the movie was AUD$2.0m, but director Paul Cox claimed it was actually AUD$1.5m.[6]
The film was shot from 15 March to 25 April 1993 on the Freycinet Peninsula on the east coast of Tasmania.[1] Cox:
It's a very religious film. Because of that, it is not very commercial, is not very successful. I think it's a very good film... Exile is about the sea. It's also about society, how it always destroys the individual: that we're not the end product of that society, we're just there to be manipulated and used. It's about a man kicked out of society who really becomes himself. He shines, burns through all the rubbish of the mind and the body. He has to somehow survive physically as well, and he does it quite brilliantly. People even get jealous of him. They ban him and exile him.[7]
Exile had its Australian premiere at the State Cinema, North Hobart which was followed by an audience lead Q&A.[8]
At the 1994 AFI Awards the film won the Samuelson Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography for Nino Gaetano Martinetti, ACS.[6]
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