Children of the Revolution
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56% Critic Match

Children of the Revolution

A red comedy about the ultimate party animals.

5.6 / 10 1996 1h 41mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Joan Fraser Welch

Lead
Sam Neill

Sam Neill

David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Joseph 'Joe' Welch

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Constable Anna Welch

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Zachary Welch

Russell Kiefel

Russell Kiefel

Barry Rogers

JG

John Gaden

Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Duncan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Children of the Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker