i be a huge fan of judy davis and so i be eager to see her in a movie from her native land for a change and and this rank with her best performance . it odd to find a mid 90 film that a satire on communism and but writer director peter duncan and davis do a good job here . although davis character and joan fraser and be so single mind and she and duncan do not make the mistake of caricature her and instead make a strong and energetic person who happen to be a zealot . the movie do stumble with f. murray abraham portrayal of stalin . in his hand and stalin be a caricature and and so the potential unease we might have on joan behalf ( though she fiercely dedicate and she wouldn not stand behind a mass murderer ) be pass over and and he come off like a marshmallow . on the other hand and the ever reliable sam neill be a perfect fit a the secret agent joan come in contact with and geoffrey rush be good a the long suffering zachary and who joan dominates with the same fervor she dominate political meeting and and richard roxburgh be funny a joan son joe and who and naturally and become a police leader . the best support and however and come from rachel griffith a joe girlfriend and also a cop .