The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic76/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Nigel WestlakeOriginal Music Composer
- Peter DuncanDirector
- Peter DuncanScreenplay
Cast
- Judy DavisJoan Fraser Welch
- Sam NeillDavid 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
- F. Murray AbrahamJosef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
- Richard RoxburghJoseph 'Joe' Welch
- Rachel GriffithsConstable Anna Welch
- Geoffrey RushZachary Welch
- Russell KiefelBarry Rogers
- John GadenProf. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke
- Kenneth RadleyBernard Shaw
- Ben McIvorJoe Welch at 8 Years
- Fiona PressMavis Craig
- Rowan WoodsColin 'Col' Slansky
Stills
Themes
australiarevolutioncameravodkajoseph stalintorture