The Cement Garden 31 years old

Love knows no limits.

The Cement Garden

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.

Credits

The Cement Garden Cast

Name Character
Charlotte Gainsbourg She was 22, now 52 years old as Julie
Sinéad Cusack She was 45, now 76 years old as Mother
Ned Birkin He was 8, now 39 years old as Tom
William Hootkins He was 45, 57 years old when he died as Commander Hunt (voice)
Alice Coulthard She was 10, now 41 years old as Sue
Hanns Zischler He was 46, now 76 years old as Father
Mike Clarke as Driver's Mate
Jochen Horst He was 32, now 62 years old as Derek, Julie's Friend
Gareth Brown as William
Dick Flockhart as Truck Driver
Andrew Robertson He was 0, now 30 years old as Jack

The Cement Garden Crew

Name Department
Ed Shearmur as Music. He was 27 (now 58) years old Sound
Andrew Birkin as Director. He was 48 (now 78) years old Directing
Andrew Birkin as Writer. He was 48 (now 78) years old Writing
Ian McEwan as Novel. He was 45 (now 75) years old Writing
Stephen Blackman as Cinematography. Crew
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The Cement Garden (31 years)

Love knows no limits.

  • Release day: Saturday, February 20, 1993
  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Revenue: 322975.00