The Exile was released on January 2, 1980.

The Exile was directed by Oumarou Ganda.

The Exile has a runtime of 90m.

The Exile was produced 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.

The key characters in The Exile are Oumarou Ganda, Zalika Souley, Damouré Zika.

The Exile is a Drama film.

The Exile has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.