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Children of the Revolution (1996)

Directed by:
Peter Duncan

Written by:
Peter Duncan

Plot:
Australia is only moments away from civil war late in 1989 as one man, Joe Welch, has paralyzed the government, leaving the country in a state of total panic. Years earlier, in 1949, Joe's mother Joan Fraser dreamt of nothing but a worker's revolution; a communist revolution. She deemed the Australian government's campaign against communism as a declaration of war. She demonstrated and picketed and preached the virtues of Joseph Stalin. At night she lovingly composed letters to the great Soviet leader, extolling his brilliance and vowing to be, forever, his faithful servant; Stalin's Australian voice. Joan's efforts did not go unnoticed by Stalin. In fact, he invited her to the Kremlin to meet him. But what happens during her visit sparks a fateful turn of events. Joan returns home pregnant; distraught yet determined to raise her unborn son to be a "revolutionary." But as young Joe grows, what becomes his idea of a revolution is not exactly what she had in mind.

Genres: Comedy / Drama
Countries: Australia
Languages: English
Runtime: 101

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Cast:
F. Murray Abraham... Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
Geoffrey Rush... Zachary Welch
Sam Neill... David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Judy Davis... Joan Fraser Welch
Richard Roxburgh... Joseph 'Joe' Welch
Rachel Griffiths... Constable Anna Welch
Marshall Napier... Brendan Shaw
Russell Kiefel... Barry Rogers
Roy Billing... Police Sergeant
Philip Dodds... Policeman Brian
Steve Abbott... Malenkov
Ben McIvor... Joe Welch at 8 Years
Glen Keenan... Constable
Heather Mitchell... Mrs. Savage
John Gaden... Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke
Michael Kitsche... Policeman #1
Robbie McGregor... Minister Frank
John Paramor... Policeman Davo
Stephen Shanahan... Prison Guard #2
Ron Haddrick... Sir Allan Miles
Paul Lyneham... Himself
Craig Blair... Prison Guard #1

     Full Cast (alphabetical order)

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