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The Furnace

Play trailer Poster for The Furnace 2020,  1h 55m,  Adventure/ Drama/ Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with Crown-marked gold bars.

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David Stratton The Australian Dec 16, 2020
4/5
If the film has a flaw it's that it doesn't quite reach the satisfying climax it promises; it's beautiful, even powerful, but rather bleak. Go to Full Review
Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Dec 10, 2020
2.5/5
MacKay is not lacking in talent, but for a first-time director he may have taken on a little too much. While the scattered quality of the storytelling may be partly deliberate, a bigger problem is the lack of consistent tone. Go to Full Review
Luke Buckmaster Guardian Dec 8, 2020
4/5
The first-time feature filmmaker 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. Go to Full Review
Jane Freebury The Canberra Times (Australia) Aug 23, 2022
4/5
A remarkable first feature film... Go to Full Review
Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Sep 20, 2021
3/5
This is still a bold, interesting movie that has the potential to encourage filmmakers and audiences to think differently about a genre that is often guilty of neglecting the past. Go to Full Review
Kevin Harley Radio Times Jun 24, 2021
4/5
And although some of MacKay's points land bluntly, his often brash narrative ultimately proves equally as hypnotic and ruthless as the film's sun-parched setting. Go to Full Review
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Roderick Mackay

Director

David Wenham

Mal

Jay Ryan

Sergeant Shaw

Mahesh Jadu

Sadhu

Samson Coulter

Trooper Sam

Goran D. Kleut

Yates

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The Furnace

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Movie Info

Synopsis To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with Crown-marked gold bars.
Director
Roderick Mackay
Producer
Tenille Kennedy, Timothy White
Screenwriter
Roderick Mackay, Roderick MacKay
Production Co
Southern Light Films
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Western
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 14, 2021
Runtime
1h 55m
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