root = find_project_root(src)
     sources: Set[Path] = set()
     path_empty(src, "No Path provided. Nothing to do 😴", quiet, verbose, ctx)
-    exclude_regexes = [exclude_regex]
-    if force_exclude_regex is not None:
-        exclude_regexes.append(force_exclude_regex)
+    gitignore = get_gitignore(root)
 
     for s in src:
         p = Path(s)
                     p.iterdir(),
                     root,
                     include_regex,
-                    exclude_regexes,
+                    exclude_regex,
+                    force_exclude_regex,
                     report,
-                    get_gitignore(root),
+                    gitignore,
                 )
             )
         elif s == "-":
             sources.add(p)
         elif p.is_file():
-            sources.update(
-                gen_python_files(
-                    [p], root, None, exclude_regexes, report, get_gitignore(root)
-                )
-            )
+            normalized_path = normalize_path_maybe_ignore(p, root, report)
+            if normalized_path is None:
+                continue
+
+            normalized_path = "/" + normalized_path
+            # Hard-exclude any files that matches the `--force-exclude` regex.
+            if force_exclude_regex:
+                force_exclude_match = force_exclude_regex.search(normalized_path)
+            else:
+                force_exclude_match = None
+            if force_exclude_match and force_exclude_match.group(0):
+                report.path_ignored(p, "matches the --force-exclude regular expression")
+                continue
+
+            sources.add(p)
         else:
             err(f"invalid path: {s}")
     return sources
     return PathSpec.from_lines("gitwildmatch", lines)
 
 
+def normalize_path_maybe_ignore(
+    path: Path, root: Path, report: "Report"
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Normalize `path`. May return `None` if `path` was ignored.
+
+    `report` is where "path ignored" output goes.
+    """
+    try:
+        normalized_path = path.resolve().relative_to(root).as_posix()
+    except OSError as e:
+        report.path_ignored(path, f"cannot be read because {e}")
+        return None
+
+    except ValueError:
+        if path.is_symlink():
+            report.path_ignored(path, f"is a symbolic link that points outside {root}")
+            return None
+
+        raise
+
+    return normalized_path
+
+
 def gen_python_files(
     paths: Iterable[Path],
     root: Path,
     include: Optional[Pattern[str]],
-    exclude_regexes: Iterable[Pattern[str]],
+    exclude: Pattern[str],
+    force_exclude: Optional[Pattern[str]],
     report: "Report",
     gitignore: PathSpec,
 ) -> Iterator[Path]:
     """Generate all files under `path` whose paths are not excluded by the
-    `exclude` regex, but are included by the `include` regex.
+    `exclude_regex` or `force_exclude` regexes, but are included by the `include` regex.
 
     Symbolic links pointing outside of the `root` directory are ignored.
 
     """
     assert root.is_absolute(), f"INTERNAL ERROR: `root` must be absolute but is {root}"
     for child in paths:
-        # Then ignore with `exclude` option.
-        try:
-            normalized_path = child.resolve().relative_to(root).as_posix()
-        except OSError as e:
-            report.path_ignored(child, f"cannot be read because {e}")
+        normalized_path = normalize_path_maybe_ignore(child, root, report)
+        if normalized_path is None:
             continue
-        except ValueError:
-            if child.is_symlink():
-                report.path_ignored(
-                    child, f"is a symbolic link that points outside {root}"
-                )
-                continue
-
-            raise
 
         # First ignore files matching .gitignore
         if gitignore.match_file(normalized_path):
             report.path_ignored(child, "matches the .gitignore file content")
             continue
 
+        # Then ignore with `--exclude` and `--force-exclude` options.
         normalized_path = "/" + normalized_path
         if child.is_dir():
             normalized_path += "/"
 
-        is_excluded = False
-        for exclude in exclude_regexes:
-            exclude_match = exclude.search(normalized_path) if exclude else None
-            if exclude_match and exclude_match.group(0):
-                report.path_ignored(child, "matches the --exclude regular expression")
-                is_excluded = True
-                break
-        if is_excluded:
+        exclude_match = exclude.search(normalized_path) if exclude else None
+        if exclude_match and exclude_match.group(0):
+            report.path_ignored(child, "matches the --exclude regular expression")
+            continue
+
+        force_exclude_match = (
+            force_exclude.search(normalized_path) if force_exclude else None
+        )
+        if force_exclude_match and force_exclude_match.group(0):
+            report.path_ignored(child, "matches the --force-exclude regular expression")
             continue
 
         if child.is_dir():
             yield from gen_python_files(
-                child.iterdir(), root, include, exclude_regexes, report, gitignore
+                child.iterdir(),
+                root,
+                include,
+                exclude,
+                force_exclude,
+                report,
+                gitignore,
             )
 
         elif child.is_file():
 
             raise
 
 
+class FakeContext(click.Context):
+    """A fake click Context for when calling functions that need it."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.default_map: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+
+class FakeParameter(click.Parameter):
+    """A fake click Parameter for when calling functions that need it."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+
 class BlackRunner(CliRunner):
     """Modify CliRunner so that stderr is not merged with stdout.
 
         this_abs = THIS_DIR.resolve()
         sources.extend(
             black.gen_python_files(
-                path.iterdir(), this_abs, include, [exclude], report, gitignore
+                path.iterdir(), this_abs, include, exclude, None, report, gitignore
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(expected), sorted(sources))
+
+    @patch("black.find_project_root", lambda *args: THIS_DIR.resolve())
+    def test_exclude_for_issue_1572(self) -> None:
+        # Exclude shouldn't touch files that were explicitly given to Black through the
+        # CLI. Exclude is supposed to only apply to the recursive discovery of files.
+        # https://github.com/psf/black/issues/1572
+        path = THIS_DIR / "data" / "include_exclude_tests"
+        include = ""
+        exclude = r"/exclude/|a\.py"
+        src = str(path / "b/exclude/a.py")
+        report = black.Report()
+        expected = [Path(path / "b/exclude/a.py")]
+        sources = list(
+            black.get_sources(
+                ctx=FakeContext(),
+                src=(src,),
+                quiet=True,
+                verbose=False,
+                include=include,
+                exclude=exclude,
+                force_exclude=None,
+                report=report,
             )
         )
         self.assertEqual(sorted(expected), sorted(sources))
         this_abs = THIS_DIR.resolve()
         sources.extend(
             black.gen_python_files(
-                path.iterdir(), this_abs, include, [exclude], report, gitignore
+                path.iterdir(), this_abs, include, exclude, None, report, gitignore
             )
         )
         self.assertEqual(sorted(expected), sorted(sources))
                 path.iterdir(),
                 this_abs,
                 empty,
-                [re.compile(black.DEFAULT_EXCLUDES)],
+                re.compile(black.DEFAULT_EXCLUDES),
+                None,
                 report,
                 gitignore,
             )
                 path.iterdir(),
                 this_abs,
                 re.compile(black.DEFAULT_INCLUDES),
-                [empty],
+                empty,
+                None,
                 report,
                 gitignore,
             )
         try:
             list(
                 black.gen_python_files(
-                    path.iterdir(), root, include, exclude, report, gitignore
+                    path.iterdir(), root, include, exclude, None, report, gitignore
                 )
             )
         except ValueError as ve:
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             list(
                 black.gen_python_files(
-                    path.iterdir(), root, include, exclude, report, gitignore
+                    path.iterdir(), root, include, exclude, None, report, gitignore
                 )
             )
         path.iterdir.assert_called()
 
     def test_read_pyproject_toml(self) -> None:
         test_toml_file = THIS_DIR / "test.toml"
-
-        # Fake a click context and parameter so mypy stays happy
-        class FakeContext(click.Context):
-            def __init__(self) -> None:
-                self.default_map: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-
-        class FakeParameter(click.Parameter):
-            def __init__(self) -> None:
-                pass
-
         fake_ctx = FakeContext()
         black.read_pyproject_toml(
             fake_ctx, FakeParameter(), str(test_toml_file),