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The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden (1993)

1h 45m | PG-13

⭐ 6.788 / 10

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.

Director: Andrew Birkin

Studio: Laurentic Film Productions

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

as Jack

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

as Julie

Alice Coulthard

Alice Coulthard

as Sue

Ned Birkin

Ned Birkin

as Tom

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

as Mother

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

as Father