Poster for the movie The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden

1993 • 105 minutes
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.

Picture of Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

Jack

Picture of Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Julie

Picture of Alice Coulthard

Alice Coulthard

Sue

Picture of Ned Birkin

Ned Birkin

Tom

Picture of Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Mother

Picture of Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Father

Picture of Jochen Horst

Jochen Horst

Derek, Julie's Friend

Picture of Gareth Brown

Gareth Brown

William

Picture of William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Commander Hunt (voice)

Picture of Dick Flockhart

Dick Flockhart

Truck Driver

Picture of Mike Clarke

Mike Clarke

Driver's Mate