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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
Ben McIvor
- Joe - 8 Years
- (as Ben McIver)
Kenneth Radley
- Bernard Shaw
- (as Ken Radley)
Graham Ware Jr.
- Harry
- (as Graham Ware Jnr.)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSam Neill was discovered by James Mason, who helped him to get work in American and European films. In that way, Mason's role in their relationship paralleled that of his character from A Star Is Born (1954). In that film, the actress he discovers is played by Judy Garland. Judy Davis played Garland in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001). She also later played Nancy Reagan in The Reagans (2003). Mason's son, Morgan, worked for the Reagan administration. Geoffrey Rush also has a connection to Mason. He played Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Sellers and Mason had appeared together in Lolita (1962). Sellers was also once engaged to Liza Minnelli.
- 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
Featured review
An odd idea, a good movie.
When I saw this film in the TV listings, I thought "could be some good tack." It's much better than that. It starts off almost comedic like, culminating in Stalin singing. Then it enters into the emotional problems Anna has over killing Stalin. The film then focuses on her son Joe, and his problems in finding out he is the son of Stalin, and his gradual descent into Stalinism. The film serves as a warning against Stalinism, about how any abuse of power, no matter the end, is wrong. The interest is held with some superb acting by the cast and the idea of Stalin producing a child and "heir." The movie could use more of an ending, and it does treat itself as being "true" particularly at the end. Having said that this is well worth watching and I recommend it to anyone intrigued by Communism and Stalin.
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- morbelle
- Apr 16, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Devrim çocukları
- Filming locations
- Exhibition Hall, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Kremlin external scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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 Children of the Revolution (1996) officially released in India in English?
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