''Stones in Exile'' is a 2010
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the recording of the 1972
the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
album ''
Exile on Main St.
''Exile on Main St.'' is the 10th British and 12th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 12 May 1972 by Rolling Stones Records. Recording began in 1969 in England during sessions for ''Sticky Fingers'' a ...
'' Directed by
Stephen Kijak
Stephen Kijak (; born 3 October 1969) is an American film director. He is known for films about music and musicians, most notably the feature documentaries ''Scott Walker – 30 Century Man'' (2006), ''Stones in Exile'' (2010), ''We Are X'' ( ...
, it premiered at the
2010 Cannes Film Festival
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 2010, in Cannes, France. The Cannes Film Festival, hailed as being one of the most recognized and prestigious film festivals worldwide, was founded in 1946. It consists of having films scr ...
. It had its worldwide premiere on ''
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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''. Fallon announced on his show that he would mark the re-release of the album with a week's worth of musicians performing songs from the album.
The final night of the week, he held the premiere.
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2010 films
Rockumentaries
2010 documentary films
Films produced by John Battsek
The Rolling Stones documentary films
Films directed by Stephen Kijak
2010s English-language films
2010s British films