The Cement Garden (film)

The Cement Garden
Film poster
Directed byAndrew Birkin
Written byAndrew Birkin
Ian McEwan
Based onThe Cement Garden
by Ian McEwan
Produced byBee Gilbert
Ene Vanaveski
Starring
CinematographyStephen Blackman
Edited byToby Tremlett
Music byEdward Shearmur
Distributed byOctober Films
Release dates
  • February 1993 (1993-02)
  • 22 October 1993 (1993-10-22) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£126,874 (UK)[1]
$322,975 (US)[2]

The Cement Garden is a 1993 British drama film written and directed by Andrew Birkin.[3] It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name written by Ian McEwan.[3] It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival, where Birkin won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[4]

  1. ^ "UK films and co-productions". Screen International. 14 January 1994. p. 50.
  2. ^ "The Cement Garden". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b James, Caryn (11 February 1994). "The Cement Garden (1993) Review/Film; Hiding Mother in the Cellar In a Trunk of Fresh Cement". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.