CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1961
The Exiles posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1961 1h 12m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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The Exiles

Drama
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

Keep the feeling.

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Killer of Sheep

Why this pick

Like The Exiles, it finds lyricism and social truth in a single community’s everyday nighttime rhythms, using a loose, observational structure and intimate black-and-white street photography.

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Bushman

Why this pick

Its semi-documentary New York portrait follows an outsider through ordinary encounters and mounting alienation, echoing The Exiles’ candid blend of lived-in city observation and personal uncertainty.

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Movie / 1964 / Drama

Nothing But a Man

Why this pick

This spare independent drama has the same humane, immediate feeling: a young couple navigating work, pride, and social pressure through natural performances and richly observed daily life.

Wanda poster 04

Movie / 1970 / Drama / Crime

Wanda

Why this pick

Its rough-edged realism, drifting structure, and close attention to a woman moving through marginal American spaces make it a powerful companion to The Exiles’ restless nocturnal authenticity.

The Cool World poster 05

Movie / 1963 / Drama / Crime

The Cool World

Why this pick

Shot with a vivid sense of Harlem’s streets and youthful bravado, it shares The Exiles’ location-driven energy, episodic movement, and refusal to turn marginalized lives into easy lessons.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

One wild but typical night in the lives of three young American Indians who have left their reservations to live in downtown Los Angeles.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Yvonne Williams

Yvonne

Homer Nish

Homer

Tom Reynolds

Tommy

Rico Rodriguez

Rico Rodriguez

Rico

Clifford Ray Sam

Cliff

Clydean Parker

Claudine

Mary Donahue

Mary

Eddie Sunrise

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