The Exiles
Drama
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1961
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The story of one night in the lives of a group of young Native American men and women who have left their reservations and are now living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
72 min
Release date:
13 Jul 1961
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Navajo, Navaho
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$26,517
Awards:
1 win
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A ghostly and startling tale of Native Americans in Los Angeles -- a fusion of documentary and fiction -- in the late '50s. Never previously released, it's a revelation.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
fresh:
The Exiles ... presents one boozy night in the lives of Homer, Cliff, Tommy and Yvonne, from a convertible joy ride through the Third Street Tunnel, to an early-morning powwow.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Nov 2008
fresh:
Kent Mackenzie's magnificent, long-undistributed, unclassifiable first feature, The Exiles, stands as a rare consideration of the inner and outer lives of American Indians in a big American city.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
Rife with astonishing black-and-white images of an unknown L.A. and clashing sounds of bars, cinemas and poker games, The Exiles is one of those movies that functions as both artifact and fresh discovery.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
10 Oct 2008
fresh:
Its moving portraiture is refreshingly free of cliches and moralizing platitudes, and the high-contrast black-and-white photography and dense, highly creative sound track are equally impressive.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
10 Oct 2008