Strike one... tiny, white captions on white backgounds. Much of the beginning of the film is told in foreign languages, and was completely missed. Frustrating. This was released during the early part of the pandemic. Period piece, beginning in 1897. Australia commerce relied on the camel and their mostly mid eastern handlers to get things where they needed to be. But when a foreman shoots the handlers, things quickly quickly fall apart. And the gold they were transporting disappears. Now the queen's army must find the escaped men before they can get to a furnace to melt the gold down, erasing the queen's mark. It's all about the journey. Really well done! Interesting story. Written and directed by roderick mackay. I look forward to more from him. The leads, ahmed malek and david wenham, both have interesting backgrounds. Check em out!
The Furnace
2020
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller / Western
The Furnace
2020
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller / Western
Plot summary
To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.
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December 23, 2021 at 11:28 AM
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good period piece from aussie director
A well written borefest
The Furnace is unique to me in that the story was well written and balanced, the acting was great as was the casting and production- however despite my appreciation for the film's heart i found it entirely boring.
i think what bored me was that the movie followed the usual odd couple western tropes, old man and young out- of- place sidekick start out rocky and find common ground. antiquated story telling and nothing too original other the the movie's beautiful setting.
if it wernt so boring it's be a 9.
Good concept but could have been better executed
The ingredients are rich: in the 19th century outback, aboriginals, prospectors, Chinese, cameleers (uniformly referred to as Afghans even though they come from many Middle Eastern cultures), graziers, peddlers, Moslems, Hindus, troopers, and station hands negotiate wary relations. A hardbitten prospector has stolen gold in his possession and needs to find a way to legitimise it. He falls in with a cameleer and they trek across the desert to escape the law and other criminals in pursuit.
This is an outback thriller trying to be a deep and meaningful arthouse excursion. The slow pace eventually becomes tedious and a couple of plot glitches irritate. Talented actors work hard and turn in excellent performances, but they are fighting the director.