The Furnace (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Roderick MacKay |
| Produced by | Timothy White Tenille Kennedy |
| Written by | Roderick MacKay |
| Starring | Ahmed Malek Baykali Ganambarr David Wenham |
| Music by | Mark Bradshaw |
| Cinematography | Michael McDermott Bonnie Elliot |
| Edited by | Merlin Eden |
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Umbrella Entertainment
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
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
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- Ahmed Malek as Hanif
- Baykali Ganambarr as Woorak
- Kaushik Das 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
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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 |
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| 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
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Furnace at IMDb
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