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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Furnace
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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.' (Production summary)

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Works about this Work

[Review] The Furnace Chris Owen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 18 no. 2 2021; (p. 393-394)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV

'Representations of Australian colonial frontier history in film are often fraught and contested affairs, doubly so when dealing with Aboriginal history. Some present a bleak vision, as white colonists in a harsh natural environment overcome adversity and ‘tame the land’ that includes Aboriginal people who become marginalised figures, victims of white racism. Grappling with this Australian film tradition is what we see in Western Australian writer-director Roderick MacKay’s ambitious first feature film, The Furnace. Here, Aboriginal people are depicted as strong, family-oriented, empowered people, proud of their culture. And The Furnace is something of a slow burn minor Australian masterpiece.' (Introduction)

Heat Rises in Wild West David Stratton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12 December 2020; (p. 19)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV
On the Camel's Back Philippa Hawker , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 December 2020; (p. 6)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV
The Furnace Review – David Wenham's Gold Thief Traverses Harsh Outback Morality Luke Buckmaster , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 December 2020;

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV

'Debut director Roderick MacKay’s compelling meat pie western poses questions about Australian identity but never feels polemical or even political' 

The Furnace Review – David Wenham's Gold Thief Traverses Harsh Outback Morality Luke Buckmaster , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 December 2020;

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV

'Debut director Roderick MacKay’s compelling meat pie western poses questions about Australian identity but never feels polemical or even political' 

On the Camel's Back Philippa Hawker , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 December 2020; (p. 6)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV
Heat Rises in Wild West David Stratton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12 December 2020; (p. 19)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV
[Review] The Furnace Chris Owen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 18 no. 2 2021; (p. 393-394)

— Review of The Furnace Roderick MacKay , 2020 single work film/TV

'Representations of Australian colonial frontier history in film are often fraught and contested affairs, doubly so when dealing with Aboriginal history. Some present a bleak vision, as white colonists in a harsh natural environment overcome adversity and ‘tame the land’ that includes Aboriginal people who become marginalised figures, victims of white racism. Grappling with this Australian film tradition is what we see in Western Australian writer-director Roderick MacKay’s ambitious first feature film, The Furnace. Here, Aboriginal people are depicted as strong, family-oriented, empowered people, proud of their culture. And The Furnace is something of a slow burn minor Australian masterpiece.' (Introduction)

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