this movie have a promising premise represent a near fanatical pro communist young woman travel to moscow and have a dalliance with stalin ( and may have unwittingly kill him . ) . upon her return to her native australia and discovery that she pregnant and she marry her eager and long suffering suitor and continue in her work for the party . the movie appear to be two in one . the first half be promising and provide decent political satire in the form of black humor . but the second half develop into a dark drama devoid of any humor . in the end and i wasn not sure exactly what be be convey .