Children of the Revolution

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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 Joa...( read more read more... )n 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.

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  • WrellikW
    WrellikW
    4.0 Stars
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    July 15, 2008
    This is a strange movie, but I liked it. It is so political, yet covers no political stands and is a serious movie, yet has a good and odd-ball sense of comedy; it's all over the page, but in a good way. It's about a woman that has a child with Stalin; possibly. I liked this movie, but it's odd, but in a good way.
  • clarinet719
    clarinet719
    2.0 Stars
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    May 4, 2008
    Characters were very memorable, and played beautifully by an amazing cast (Rush, Roxburgh, Neil, Davis), but the style was too distracting. All of the news reels, photographs, and newspapers were wonderful techniques, but it was as though the movie did too much. The concept was pretty funny (and the crazed obsessive revolutionist was relatable), but it just didn't do it for me. I had a short laugh at a few scenes, but not the comedy I expected it to be. In fact, it was probably one of the blackest comedies I've seen in awhile.
  • THEHUMANCONDITION
    THEHUMANCONDITION
    3.5 Stars
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    March 17, 2008
    Clever and interesting. It's a shame more people haven't seen it. The flashes of Stalin in Joe's face during sex was both horrifying and hilarious.
  • MagnusMagica
    MagnusMagica
    5.0 Stars
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    October 1, 2007
    Fantastic! A great dark comedy about communism and it's side effects to a family in Australia. Hilarious! Wonderful performances by Judy Davis and Richard Roxburgh as mother and son.
  • madelineschulman
    madelineschulman
    4.5 Stars
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    November 24, 2006
    This was wonderful. I don't know that I have seen any other movies with Joseph Stalin as the object of romantic obsession.

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  • WrellikW
    WrellikW
    I liked this movie; it's completely odd! This movie is just different and I loved it.

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