The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden

Love knows no limits.
1993Drama1h 41m6.8
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness.…
Directed by Andrew Birkin 20 Feb 1993 · Falgun 9, 2049 BS France

Storyline

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.

Facts

  • Release date20 February 1993Falgun 9, 2049 BS
  • Runtime1h 41m
  • GenresDrama
  • DirectorAndrew Birkin
  • WritersIan McEwan, Andrew Birkin
  • MusicEdward Shearmur
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Box office$322,975
  • ProductionLaurentic Film Productions, Torii Production, ZDF, Constantin Film
  • CountriesFrance, Germany, United Kingdom

Keywords

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