The Furnace (2020 film)

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The Furnace
Directed byRoderick MacKay
Written byRoderick MacKay
Produced byTimothy White
Tenille Kennedy
StarringAhmed Malek
Baykali Ganambarr
David Wenham
CinematographyMichael McDermott
Bonnie Elliot
Edited byMerlin Eden
Music byMark Bradshaw
Production
company
Umbrella Entertainment
Release date
  • September 2020 (2020-09) (Venice)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Furnace is a 2020 Australian adventure drama film written and directed by Roderick MacKay.[1] The film premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival in September 2020.[2]

Cast[]

  • Ahmed Malek as Hanif
  • Baykali Ganambarr as Woorak
  • as Jundah
  • Noah Skape as younger man
  • Andrew Hale as older man
  • David Wenham as Mal
  • Samson Coulter as Trooper Sam
  • Erik Thomson as Corporal Briggs
  • Graham Boyce as prospector
  • Jay Ryan as Sergeant Shaw
  • Steve McCall as Trooper Fergal
  • Wakarra Gondarra as Mandu
  • Peter Jones as Mandu's son
  • Gregory Shar as Juney
  • Latrell Curley as Boolgie
  • Trevor Jamieson as Coobering
  • Sean Choolburra as the tracker
  • Goran D. Kleut as Yates
  • Mahesh Jadu as Sadhu
  • Matthew Parkin as clerk
  • Mansoor Noor as Adeeb
  • Osamah Sami as Majid
  • Dayal Singh as Rajan
  • Daniel Motearefi as Kourosh
  • Don Smith as Water Wagon Man
  • Evan Williams as Water Wagon Teamster
  • James Hagan as Tallow Man
  • Anges Choi as Ah Kay
  • Gary Young as Fai
  • Xin Ocean as Guwai
  • Quentin Yung as Cheu
  • Amanda Ma as Zhan Mei
  • Gary Ha as Whispy beard man
  • William Ah Chee as deceased man

Reception[]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 18 critics, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[3]

David Stratton of The Australian wrote "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".[4]

According to Jake Wilson of The Age, "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".[5]

Writing for The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney commented that the film "Smolders effectively, even if it doesn't quite achieve maximum heat".[6]

Xan Brooks of The Guardian called The Furnace "as tough as old leather and as unadorned as cow hide",[7] while Variety's Jay Weissberg called the film "An enjoyably absorbing experience".[8]

Accolades[]

Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(11th)[9] 		Best Film Tenille Kennedy Nominated
Timothy White Nominated
Best Direction Roderick MacKay Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Ahmed Malek Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Baykali Ganambarr Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (8 December 2020). "The Furnace review – David Wenham's gold thief traverses harsh outback morality". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ O'Shea, Ben (6 September 2020). "WA film The Furnace wins applause at Venice Film Festival". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "The Furnace (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ Stratton, David (11 December 2020). "Anne Hathaway in top form in Roald Dahl's The Witches". The Australian. Retrieved 14 November 2021.[dead link]
  5. ^ Wilson, Jake (9 December 2020). "First-timer forges an unconventional Australian Western". The Age. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ Rooney, David (4 September 2020). "'The Furnace': Film Review - Venice 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ^ Brooks, Xan (4 September 2020). "The Furnace review – brutish western is tough as old leather and good as gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ Weissberg, Jay (16 September 2020). "'The Furnace' Review: Oz Western Delivers Racial Sensitivity and Good Old-Fashioned Storytelling". Variety.
  9. ^ "Winners & Nominees". AACTA Awards. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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