The Furnace
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.
- Director:
- Roderick MacKay (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Roderick MacKay
- Cast:
- David WenhamAhmed Malek
Reviews & comments
Hollywood Reporter
pressSmolders effectively, even if it doesn't quite achieve maximum heat.
IndieWire
pressThere's enough depth to the central conflict worthy of the cinematic traditions that inspired it.
Screen Daily
pressWeaves this unusual viewpoint into a standard Western narrative to compelling effect.
The Guardian
pressCaptures 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSmolders effectively, even if it doesn't quite achieve maximum heat.
IndieWire
pressThere's enough depth to the central conflict worthy of the cinematic traditions that inspired it.
Screen Daily
pressWeaves this unusual viewpoint into a standard Western narrative to compelling effect.
The Guardian
pressCaptures 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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