The Furnace
- 2020
- 1h 56m
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6.4/10
4.2K
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To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.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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- TriviaWriter-director Roderick MacKay came across Ahmed Malek, a highly regarded actor from Egypt, when searching the internet for Middle Eastern actors. He stumbled upon an Egyptian serial drama in which Malek starred. MacKay said: "Even though I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying, I was totally glued to his performance and felt immediately that I'd found our Hanif. Luckily Malek adored the script and the character of Hanif really resonated with him, even mirroring dimensions in his own life. Malek's commitment to authenticity and plumbing the intellectual and emotional depths of Hanif was truly staggering. Malek is a household name in his homeland of Egypt, and I think this will be the case across the western world very soon."
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good period piece from aussie director
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!
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- Печь
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- $315,070
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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