FestivalsExiled was shown in Competition at the 2006
Venice Film Festival. It was also shown at the 2006
Toronto International Film Festival, the
2007 Bangkok International Film Festival, 2007 8th
Jeonju International Film Festival, 2008
Midnight Sun Film Festival and the 2007
Seattle International Film Festival.
Category III Rating
The film was awarded a
Category III rating (18+ restriction), particularly for one scene showing Simon Yam's character shaking hands with another gangster with their left hands turned around, making a
triads agreement handshake. The scene is present on the Mega-Star uncut Limited Edition
DVD. However, only the Category IIB cut version was released in Hong Kong theatrically.
Box office
Exiled was released in Hong Kong on October 19. The film, on opening weekend, grossed a total of HK$47,533. The film's total HK box-office take was $687,434.
It was later released in the United States with an R-rating by the
MPAA "for strong violence and some sexual content." Following its limited released in the
United States,
Exiled grossed US$20,351 on opening weekend. The film's total gross was $49,413.
Distribution
Magnolia Pictures acquired the
North American rights of
Exiled and the film was given a limited release as of August 31, 2007. The
North American DVD version of the film was released on January 11, 2008.
Critical receptionExiled received fairly good reviews in the United States. The film is ...
