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Children of the Revolution

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Children of the Revolution
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R,1hr 39min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
May 2, 1997
Directors:
Peter Duncan, Peter Duncan
Distributor:
Miramax
Starring:
Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh  ...more
Synopsis: Children of the Revolution is an Australian film whose cinematic roots go back to the sardonic comedies of Billy Wilder. It is set in two time periods, the 1950s and 1990s, and goes back and forth between them. In the 1990s, Australian politician Joe Welch (Richard Roxburgh) is having some serious difficulties. We learn just how serious they are through a series of interviews with important political commentators. Joe blames his mother, Joan Fraser (Judy Davis), for his problems. This claim seems ... Full Synopsis
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Children bumps into a few dead spots along its irreverent way... But casual sophistication and wiggy Australian self-awareness give this product of unreconstructed bourgeois decadence its idiosyncratic charm. Full Review
Metascore
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76
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 18 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Judy Davis
Joan Fraser
Sam Neill
David Hoyle (nine)
Richard Roxburgh
Joe Welch
Geoffrey Rush
Zachary Welch
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