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Ahmed Malek (Gunshot) and David Wenham (Lion) star in this on-the-run drama set in 1890s Western Australia and highlighting the...
Ahmed Malek (Gunshot) and David Wenham (Lion) star in this on-the-run drama set in 1890s Western Australia and highlighting the forgotten history of the country's ‘Ghan' cameleers.
To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer (Malek) partners with a mysterious bushman (Wenham) on the run with two 400oz Crown-marked gold bars. Together the unlikely pair must outwit a zealous police sergeant and his troopers in a race to reach a secret furnace - the one place where they can safely reset the bars to remove the mark of the Crown.
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90 %20 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %23 reviewsAudience score rating
"Smolders effectively, even if it doesn't quite achieve maximum heat."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"There's enough depth to the central conflict worthy of the cinematic traditions that inspired it."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Weaves this unusual viewpoint into a standard Western narrative to compelling effect."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"An enjoyably absorbing experience."
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Variety
Variety"Captures an intriguing stillness derived heavily from the land, which is vast and unforgiving, of course; it wouldn't be an Australian western if it wasn't."
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The Guardian
The GuardianThe Furnace | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong themes and violence
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Western
- Country of origin
- Australia
