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The Cement Garden

Love knows no limits.

  • Movie
  • 1993
  • 1h 41m

Directed by Andrew Birkin

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 112 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Andrew Robertson

    Andrew RobertsonJack

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Charlotte GainsbourgJulie

  • Alice Coulthard

    Alice CoulthardSue

  • Ned Birkin

    Ned BirkinTom

  • Sinéad Cusack

    Sinéad CusackMother

  • Hanns Zischler

    Hanns ZischlerFather

  • Jochen HorstDerek, Julie's Friend

  • Gareth BrownWilliam

  • William Hootkins

    William HootkinsCommander Hunt (voice)

  • Dick FlockhartTruck Driver

  • Mike ClarkeDriver's Mate

Director
Andrew Birkin
Writer
Ian McEwan and Andrew Birkin
Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
Stephen Blackman