Exile (disambiguation)
Exile is the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home, especially as a form of punishment involving expulsion or banishment by authorities.[1][2][3] The term may also refer to several notable entities sharing the name, including:- Exile (band), an American musical group formed in 1963 in Richmond, Kentucky, initially as a rock act before transitioning to country music with hits like "Kiss You All Over".[4]
- Exile on Main Street, the 1972 double album by the Rolling Stones, recorded amid the band's relocation to France as tax exiles and noted for its raw blend of blues, gospel, and rock elements.[5][6]
- Path of Exile, a free-to-play online action role-playing game developed by Grinding Gear Games, set in a dark fantasy world emphasizing deep character customization and an item-based economy.[7][8]
Exiles
Groups, organizations, and historical collectives referred to as Exiles
The Exiles is a women-centered social and educational organization founded in San Francisco in July 1997, initially as a club for individuals interested in BDSM practices, with membership reaching 71 by October of that year.[9] The Exiles is a martial arts organization headquartered in the United Kingdom, offering classes across Europe and online, emphasizing a comprehensive curriculum for students.[10] The Exiles is a literary club based in Fort Worth, Texas, comprising members who meet regularly to share and critique original writings, tracing its origins to the acquaintance of founding members B. R. Mullikin and Tyler Morrison.[11] The Madeira Exiles refer to a collective of approximately 200 Portuguese Catholics from Madeira Island who, facing religious persecution in the 1840s, emigrated to central Illinois in 1849, settling initially near Jacksonville and Springfield after failed plans for Island Grove.[12]People
Individuals with the forename, surname, or nickname Exile
Exile (born Aleksander Thomas Manfredi c. 1977) is an American hip-hop record producer, disc jockey, and occasional rapper from Los Angeles, California.[13] He began his career in the mid-1990s as a member of the duo Emanon with rapper Aloe Blacc, releasing underground projects starting in 1996.[14] Exile gained wider recognition through production work, including the 2007 album Below the Heavens with rapper Blu, noted for its soulful sampling and boom bap style.[15] Jason Exile (born in Killaloe, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler competing primarily on the independent circuit, including promotions like Mystery Wrestling.[16] Standing at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) and weighing 180 lb (82 kg), he has been active since at least the early 2020s, often portraying a post-apocalyptic "warrior of the wasteland" gimmick.[17]Literature
Books and novels
Exile is a 2007 political thriller novel by Richard North Patterson, published by Henry Holt and Company, in which a lawyer defends a former lover accused of involvement in the assassination of Israel's prime minister.[18] Exile is a 2013 young adult fantasy novel by Shannon Messenger, the second installment in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, published by Aladdin, following the protagonist Sophie's discovery of a hidden world and personal threats. The Exile is a 2011 urban fantasy novel by C. T. Adams, published by Tor Books, centering on a shape-shifter navigating supernatural intrigue and romance in a modern setting.[19] The Exile is a 2007 thriller novel by Allan Folsom, depicting a doctor's entanglement in international conspiracy following a plane crash.[20]Periodicals
Exile Quarterly, also known as ELQ/Exile: The Literary Quarterly, is a Canadian periodical founded in 1972 that publishes literary and speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translations, drama, and visual art.[21] Published by Exile Editions in Toronto, it has maintained quarterly issues and remains active as of 2025, marking over 50 years of operation.[22] The Exile was a short-lived modernist little magazine edited by Ezra Pound, issuing four numbers between 1927 and 1928 from Dijon, France.[23] It served as a venue for expatriate American writers in Europe, featuring experimental poetry and fiction amid the era's avant-garde literary scene.[24] the eXile operated as an English-language biweekly tabloid in Moscow from 1997 to 2008, targeting expatriates with satirical coverage of post-Soviet Russia's social, political, and cultural underbelly, including explicit content on sex, drugs, and corruption.[25] The publication faced repeated legal challenges from Russian authorities and ceased print operations following a 2008 audit that enforced tax violations, after which it transitioned online briefly.[26] Exile is a student-run literary journal at Denison University in Ohio, established in 1955, that annually compiles and publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction submissions from undergraduates.[27] It continues to release editions, with the 2025 volume (LXXII, No. 1) featuring editor-selected works.[28]Plays and audio dramas
3 Kinds of Exile is a play by John Guare consisting of three interconnected acts that examine the immigrant experiences of Eastern European expatriates from the 20th century, with its world premiere occurring Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater, opening on June 11, 2013.[29][30] Exile is a single-disc audio drama in Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who Unbound series, written by Nicholas Briggs and released in October 2003.[31] It presents an alternate timeline featuring a female incarnation of the Doctor, portrayed by Arabella Weir, alongside Nicholas Briggs voicing multiple roles including the Master.[31] The Exile constitutes season 3 of the Curious Matter Anthology podcast, an audio drama series that adapts public-domain science fiction into immersive scripted productions, with episodes beginning release on June 18, 2024.[32] This eight-episode arc reimagines Lester del Rey's 1956 novella Police Your Planet as a police thriller set in a Martian colony, starring Tiffany Smith as a disgraced agent.[33][34]Comics
"Exile" is a four-issue comic miniseries written and created by Ryan Clark, vocalist of the metal band Demon Hunter, self-published starting in 2022 and depicting a dystopian post-civilizational world.[35] The series concluded with its fourth issue and became out-of-print shortly after, leading to high demand among collectors before Z2 Comics released a deluxe collected edition in June 2025, including additional posters and a vinyl record soundtrack.[35] [36] "The Exile" is a standalone graphic novel published by Del Rey on September 21, 2010, written by Diana Gabaldon with illustrations by Hoang Nguyen, offering a visual retelling of key events from her 1991 novel Outlander focused on protagonist Jamie Fraser's perspective during the Jacobite Rising.[37] [38] "The Exile" is a 192-page original graphic novel by Dutch artist and writer Erik Kriek, released by Living The Line on February 28, 2023, blending historical fiction and adventure in a decades-spanning narrative about an Icelandic Viking raider's exile and family saga.[39] [40]Fictional characters and entities
Exile is a canine superhero in the animated series Road Rovers, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and debuting on September 8, 1996. Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, the character is a Siberian Husky originating from Siberia with the full name Exilo Michalovitch Sanhusky; he possesses superhuman strength, heat vision, x-ray vision, freeze breath, and mechanical repair expertise, often serving as the team's mechanic and loyal powerhouse.[41] Victor Kohl, alias Exile, is a mutant supervillain in Marvel Comics, debuting in Iron Man volume 5, issue 9, cover-dated November 2013. Exposed to Terrigen Mists during the Inhumanity event, Kohl gained bio-electric energy manipulation abilities, enabling him to generate constructs and teleport via a power ring; he initially clashed with Iron Man as part of Mandarin's schemes before pursuing independent villainy.[42][43]Film and television
Films
Exile (2020) is a thriller drama film directed by Visar Morina, a co-production of Kosovo, Germany, and Belgium, selected as Kosovo's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Exile (2023) is a Canadian thriller directed by Jason James, starring Adam Beach as a convict facing threats upon impending release and Camille Sullivan, released on video-on-demand in October 2023.[44][45] Exile (2025) is a Tunisian drama-thriller directed by Mehdi Hmili, a co-production involving Tunisia, Luxembourg, France, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, premiering at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival and focusing on revenge following a factory explosion.[46][47]Television series
''Exile'' is a British psychological thriller miniseries created by Paul Abbott and Danny Brocklehurst for BBC One.[48] The three-episode production premiered on 1 May 2011 and concluded on 3 May 2011.[49] It stars John Simm as disgraced journalist Tom Ronstadt, who returns to his Lancashire hometown to confront his estranged father Sam (Jim Broadbent), diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, while investigating a past scandal involving corruption and family betrayal; Olivia Colman portrays Tom's sister.[48] The series, directed by John Alexander, was produced by Red Production Company and has not aired new episodes since its initial run, remaining a completed miniseries as of 2025.[48]Television episodes
- "Exile" is the sixth episode of the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise, which originally aired on October 15, 2003.[50]
- "Exile" is the first episode of the third season of Smallville, which originally aired on October 1, 2003.[51]
- "Exile" is the sixteenth episode of the fourteenth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which originally aired on March 19, 2013.[52]
- "Exile" is the ninth episode of the nineteenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which originally aired on November 15, 2017.[53]
- "Exile" is the fourth episode of the second season of Lodge 49, which originally aired on August 13, 2019.[54]
- "Exile" is the first episode of the sixth season of The Handmaid's Tale, which originally aired on April 8, 2025.[55]
- "Exile" is the sixth episode of the first season of Sirens, which originally aired on May 22, 2025.[56]
Video games
Game titles and series
The Exile trilogy consists of three isometric role-playing video games developed by Jeff Vogel under Spiderweb Software, initially released as shareware titles for Macintosh and Windows systems.[57][58] The series begins with Exile: Escape from the Pit, launched in January 1995, where players control a party of exiles navigating an underground world.[59][60] This was followed by Exile II: Crystal Souls in 1996 and Exile III: Ruined World in 1997, expanding the narrative across subterranean realms with turn-based combat and expansive exploration.[61][62] Blades of Exile, released in December 1997, serves as a scenario editor and toolkit for the series, allowing users to create custom adventures compatible with the trilogy's engine; it includes three pre-built scenarios and supports Windows and Macintosh.[63] The original games feature minimal graphics offset by detailed text-based storytelling and procedural elements, with Exile III adding Linux port support.[62] As of 2025, Spiderweb Software provides free downloads of the trilogy and Blades from its official site for legacy systems, without official remasters under the Exile branding, though the developer has issued updated engines for related titles.[60][61] Separate from the Spiderweb series, Exile denotes a 1991 action-adventure RPG for the PC-Engine console, developed by Telenet Japan, featuring real-time combat in a fantasy setting; a sequel followed in the early 1990s for Japanese platforms.[64] An unrelated standalone survival game titled Exile was released on Steam in June 2025, developed by an independent team, focusing on resource management for settler groups in a harsh environment.[65]Music
Classical compositions
Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 1 "Exile", Op. 17, No. 2, is a three-movement orchestral work composed in 1936 and dedicated to the Armenian people displaced by the genocide in Turkey.[66][67] The movements are titled "Lament," "Conflict," and "Triumph," evoking themes of sorrow, struggle, and resolution through modal melodies and rhythmic intensity characteristic of Hovhaness's early style.[66] It received its world premiere on June 23, 1939, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leslie Heward in London.[66] The United States premiere followed on December 6, 1942, under Leopold Stokowski with the NBC Symphony Orchestra.[68] This symphony marks Hovhaness's earliest officially numbered symphonic work, scored for full orchestra including woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings.[66]Bands and musical groups
Exile is an American band originally formed as the Exiles in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 26, 1963, by J.P. Pennington and others; the group shortened its name to Exile in 1973 and achieved commercial success with the 1978 pop hit "Kiss You All Over," later transitioning to country music with multiple chart-topping singles in the 1980s, remaining active through 2025 with over 60 years of performances and releases including the 2023 album A Million Miles Later.[69][70][71] Exile is a Japanese male vocal and dance group formed in 2001 from members of the earlier J Soul Brothers, led by Hiro (formerly of Zoo) and including performers MATSU, ÜSA, MAKIDAI, and vocalists ATSUSHI and initially SHUN (who left in 2006); the 19-member ensemble, managed by LDH, has maintained activity into 2025, focusing on J-pop with hits like "Ti Amo" and annual tours under the EXILE TRIBE banner.[72][73] Other musical groups bearing the name include several niche heavy metal acts: Exile, a thrash metal band from Sevenum, Netherlands; Exile, a doom/death metal band from Netanya, Israel; and Exile, a heavy metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, each with recorded discographies but limited mainstream recognition.[74]Albums
- ''Exile'' is a 2022 concept album by the American metal band Demon Hunter, released on October 28 via Weapons MFG, featuring 12 tracks including collaborations with Max Cavalera and Tom S. Englund.[75]
- ''Exile'' is the 2025 sophomore studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Chronixx, released on October 10 via his own label, comprising 17 tracks and marking his first full-length since 2017's ''Chronology''.[76]
- ''Exile'' is the 1973 debut studio album by American rock band Exile (later known for country hits), issued on Wooden Nickel Records with 10 tracks blending southern rock and soft rock elements.[77]
- ''Exile'' is a 1980 studio album by American band Exile on Epic Records, produced by Kyle Lehning, shifting toward country influences with hits like "How Could I Love Her So Much".[78]
- ''Exile'' is the 1990 debut album by Ugandan musician Geoffrey Oryema, released on Real World Records, incorporating African rhythms and world music themes reflective of his exile experience.[79]
- ''Exile'' is the 1997 studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on Numa Records, featuring industrial and electronic styles across 10 tracks.[80]