Does The Cement Garden end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cement Garden sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cement Garden easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cement Garden scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cement Garden violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cement Garden

Name: The Cement Garden
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Andrew Robertson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alice Coulthard, Ned Birkin, Sinéad Cusack

Love knows no limits.

Directed by Andrew Birkin

Produced by Laurentic Film Productions, Torii Production

1993101 min6.8 / 10

A dark, psychologically complex coming-of-age drama about orphaned siblings whose transgressive bonds deepen as they hide a terrible secret and descend into moral and emotional isolation.

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.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Toxic Romance Movies Unresolved Grief Stories Tropical Island Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Puberty Beach Sibling Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Sports Car Diary Coming Of Age Dead Body Incest Kite Orphan Siblings

Questions people ask

Does The Cement Garden end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is The Cement Garden sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Cement Garden easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Cement Garden scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Cement Garden violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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