The Cement Garden

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Andrew RobertsonJack

Charlotte GainsbourgJulie

Alice CoulthardSue

Ned BirkinTom

Sinéad CusackMother

Hanns ZischlerFather

Jochen Horst

Jochen HorstDerek, Julie's Friend

Gareth Brown

Gareth BrownWilliam

William HootkinsCommander Hunt (voice)

Dick Flockhart

Dick FlockhartTruck Driver

Mike Clarke

Mike ClarkeDriver's Mate