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Release Date:
February 20, 1993
Original Title:
The Cement Garden
Alternate Titles:
Betonová zahrada
O Jardim de Cimento
水泥花园
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Constantin Film
Laurentic Film Productions
Torii Production
ZDF
Production Countries:
France | Germany | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 18 NL: 16
Runtime: 105
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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Art Direction:
Amanda Grenville
Co-Producer:
Stephen O'Rourke
Sylvia Montalti
Costume Design:
Bernd Lepel
Director:
Andrew Birkin
Director of Photography:
Stephen Blackman
Editor:
Toby Tremlett
Executive Producer:
Martin Moszkowicz
Bernd Eichinger
Novel:
Ian McEwan
Original Music Composer:
Edward Shearmur
Producer:
Bee Gilbert
Production Design:
Bernd Lepel
Writer:
Andrew Birkin
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