Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 26, 1996

A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.

Children of the Revolution

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 26, 1996

Children of the Revolution
A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Australian Asset Securities Limited, Rev Kids
Original title Children of the Revolution
Directors John Martin, Jennifer Leacey, P.J. Voeten, Kate Dennis, Peter Duncan
Writers Simon Martin, Peter Duncan

Cast

Judy Davis

as Joan Fraser Welch

Sam Neill

as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

F. Murray Abraham

as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

Richard Roxburgh

as Joseph 'Joe' Welch

Rachel Griffiths

as Constable Anna Welch

Geoffrey Rush

as Zachary Welch

Russell Kiefel

as Barry Rogers

John Gaden

as Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke

Ken Radley

as Bernard Shaw

Ben McIvor

as Joe Welch at 8 Years

Fiona Press

as Mavis Craig

Rowan Woods

as Colin 'Col' Slansky

Alex Menglet

as Yuri Nikolayev

Ron Haddrick

as Sir Allan Miles

Graham Ware Jr.

as Harry

Heather Mitchell

as Mrs. Savage

Robbie McGregor

as Minister Frank

Paul Livingston

as Beria

Dennis Watkins

as Khrushchev

Stephen Abbott

as Malenkov

Harold Hopkins

as Police Commissioner

Roy Billing

as Police Sergeant

Charles Little

as Doctor