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The Cement Garden

“Love knows no limits.”

★ 6.8 / 10 (112 votes)February 20, 1993101 minEN
Drama

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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Movie facts

Release dateFebruary 20, 1993
StatusReleased
Runtime101 min
Rating★ 6.8 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish
CountryFrance, Germany, United Kingdom
Budget—
Revenue$322,975
ProductionLaurentic Film Productions, Torii Production, ZDF, Constantin Film
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Crew

Director

Andrew Birkin

Writers

Andrew Birkin

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Cast

Andrew RobertsonAndrew RobertsonJack
Charlotte GainsbourgCharlotte GainsbourgJulie
Alice CoulthardAlice CoulthardSue
Ned BirkinNed BirkinTom
Sinéad CusackSinéad CusackMother
Hanns ZischlerHanns ZischlerFather
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Jochen HorstDerek, Julie's Friend
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Gareth BrownWilliam
William HootkinsWilliam HootkinsCommander Hunt (voice)
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Dick FlockhartTruck Driver
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Mike ClarkeDriver's Mate
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