The Cement Garden

About 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.

The Cement Garden is a 1993 drama film directed by Andrew Birkin. It runs 101 minutes and was released in February 1993.

The film is filed under beach, incest, diary, and dead body. It is adapted from a novel.

Andrew Robertson takes the lead as Jack, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Julie, Alice Coulthard as Sue, and Ned Birkin as Tom. The screenplay is by Andrew Birkin.

Little Women, Clueless, and Cruel Intentions make useful companions to The Cement Garden, all filed under coming of age, sibling relationship, and puberty. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 112 votes.