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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.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.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.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 8 nominations total
Ben McIvor
- Joe - 8 Years
- (as Ben McIver)
Kenneth Radley
- Bernard Shaw
- (as Ken Radley)
Graham Ware Jr.
- Harry
- (as Graham Ware Jnr.)
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- Writer
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This must be one of the most refreshing surprises I saw in a long time! Looks boring but it's ultrahilarious. In documentary style we learn something about Australia's dirty history (well this is a satire so don't check out the net for verification, okay?) We go back in the early fifties at where we find an Australian communist Joan Fraser (Judy davis) who really would give her life for the red star, it goes so far that she can arrange to meet the man Stalin himself (all of course before the public knew of his slaughters) and what Joan never expected...she ends up in bed with Stalin but as the man is walking on his last feet, he dies... Agent Nine (Sam Neil) tells her she's a hero who saved Russia and that same night she also ends up in his bed.... Not knowing what to do Joan returns to Australia finding out that she is pregnant. She doesn't tell her Australian boyfriend who the father of her child is....but the poor b*****d accepts. But soon trouble happens when agent Nine returns to the land of the kangaroos...cos the question is : who is the father? He or Stalin? Things of hilarious things are following and we follow the days of the child Joe welch (Richard Roxburgh). For communist mum he's a perfect child...always to be seen at manifestations against the Vietnamwar but then the nightmare strikes...Joe falls in love with a female cop! Really it's totally hilarious even if the personages always stay sober but it's the kind of script that leaves you not one minute in silence. A perfect film from a rather unknown director, see it!!!!
- Didier-Becu
- Aug 5, 2003
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Did you know
- TriviaJudy Davis plays Richard Roxburgh's mother in this film, even though there is only seven years' difference in their actual ages.
- GoofsA newspaper refers to the "LEA" several scenes before Young Joe forms this organization.
- Quotes
Zachary Welch: [in reference to the pub closing] I don't know, frankly, how we'll ever get the revolution going with 6 o'clock closing.
- SoundtracksAlexander Nevsky Op. 78
Written by Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by "Latvija" Chorus / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conducted by Kurt Masur
Courtesy of Teldec International
By arrangement of Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd, and Performed by a Berlin Choir
Conducted by Wolf Dieter Hauschild
Courtesy of Berlin Classics/'Edel' Company Hamburg, Germany
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Children of the Revolution
- Filming locations
- Exhibition Hall, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Kremlin external scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $838,368
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,562
- May 4, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $838,368
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Les enfants de la révolution (1996) officially released in India in English?
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