The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden

1993
1h 41m
6.7

6.7/10

105 votes • View on IMDb

"Love knows no limits."

Overview

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.

Status: Released

Revenue: $322,975

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Laurentic Film Productions Torii Production ZDF Constantin Film
Production Countries
France Germany United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 20, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0106535

Cast

Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson

Jack

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Julie

Alice Coulthard
Alice Coulthard

Sue

Ned Birkin
Ned Birkin

Tom

Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack

Mother

Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler

Father

Jochen Horst
Jochen Horst

Derek, Julie's Friend

Gareth Brown
Gareth Brown

William

William Hootkins
William Hootkins

Commander Hunt (voice)

Dick Flockhart
Dick Flockhart

Truck Driver

Mike Clarke
Mike Clarke

Driver's Mate

Key Crew

Andrew Birkin
Director
Andrew Birkin
Writer
Bernd Eichinger
Executive Producer
Bee Gilbert
Producer
Martin Moszkowicz
Executive Producer