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Fish Tank is a British film of genre Drama directed by Andrea Arnold released in USA on 11 september 2009 with Katie Jarvis
Fish Tank (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 september 2009
Length 2h4
Directed by Andrea Arnold
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Dance films, Films about children, Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films
Rating72%
Fish Tank is a 2009 British drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. The film is about Mia Williams, a volatile and socially isolated 15-year-old who lives with her single mother, Joanne. The mother's new boyfriend, Conor, becomes attracted to Mia and has a sexual relationship with her. Fish Tank was well-received and won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 2010 BAFTA for Best British Film. It was filmed in the Mardyke Estate in Havering, the town of Tilbury, and the A13, and funded by BBC Films and the UK Film Council. The film was theatrically released on 11 September 2009 by IFC Films.
Synopsis
Mia Williams is a volatile and socially isolated 15-year-old. She lives on an East London council estate with her single mother, Joanne, and younger sister, Tyler, and is highly antagonistic toward both of them. Mia is a loner, appearing to have had a falling out with her best friend Keely. She provokes Keely's other friends and head butts another girl when Mia criticises their dance routine. Mia regularly practises hip-hop dance alone in a deserted flat.Actors
Katie Jarvis
(Mia Williams)
Michael Fassbender
(Connor O'Reily)
Kierston Wareing
(Joanne Williams)
Harry Treadaway
(Billy)
Joanna Horton
(Kelly)
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