Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
Russia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Peter Duncan

Written By:
Peter Duncan

Actors:
Judy Davis ..... Joan Fraser
Sam Neill ..... David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
F. Murray Abraham ..... Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
Richard Roxburgh ..... Joseph 'Joe' Welch
Rachel Griffiths ..... Constable Anna
Geoffrey Rush ..... Zachary Welch
Russell Kiefel ..... Barry Rogers
John Gaden ..... Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke
Ben McIvor ..... Joe Welch at 8 Years (as Ben McIver)
Marshall Napier ..... Brendan Shaw
Ken Radley ..... Bernard Shaw
Fiona Press ..... Mavis Craig
Alex Menglet ..... Yuri Nikolayev
Rowan Woods ..... Colin Slansky
Barry Langrishe ..... Ted

Synopsis:

Children of the Revolution is an Australian film whose cinematic roots go back to the sardonic comedies of Billy Wilder. It is set in two time periods, the 1950s and 1990s, and goes back and forth between them. In the 1990s, Australian politician Joe Welch (Richard Roxburgh) is having some serious difficulties. We learn just how serious they are through a series of interviews with important political commentators. Joe blames his mother, Joan Fraser (Judy Davis), for his problems. This claim seems ridiculous until we flash back to the 1950s and discover that Joan, an ardent communist, had a very brief fling with Joseph Stalin (F. Murray Abraham) and that Joe Welch could be Stalin's love-child. Welch was brought up accompanying his mother on her political rounds, and acquired a fondness for jack-booted women -- something which haunts him in his adult life. Double agent David Hoyle (Sam Neill) also had an affair with Joan during her one brief trip to Moscow, and his shadowy influence also follows Welch into the time of the film.

Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their 'love-child' brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now ...

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 June, 2007.

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