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Fish Tank, 2009

Fish Tank

English

UK

Rating:7.4
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Profile of Fish Tank

The mood of Fish Tank is bleak, gloomy, and captivating. The plot centers around a dysfunctional family, family problems, and coming of age. It is a drama movie. Stylistically, Fish Tank features realism and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban ghetto. Fish Tank is set in England. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being a Cannes festival winner and critically acclaimed. Note that Fish Tank includes brief nudity, drugs/alcohol, and sexual content.

Summary of Fish Tank

The life of hot-tempered teen outcast Mia (Katie Jarvis) takes an unexpected turn when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a handsome and mysterious boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender), who pledges to bring sweeping positive changes to the household. For her sophomore feature, British writer-director Andrea Arnold draws upon the same themes from her Oscar-winning short "Wasp."

Details

Language: English
Country: UK
Release date: 4 September 2009
Runtime: 123 min

Cast and Crew

Katie Jarvis

as Mia

Rebecca Griffiths

as Tyler

Carrie-Ann Savill

as Tyler's Friend

Michael Fassbender as Conor in Fish Tank
Michael Fassbender

as Conor

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Fish Tank (2009)
Fish Tank (2009)

Users Reviews

A glimpse at poverty in the UK
I nearly decided to stop watching two-thirds of the way through this hopelessly dismal story of a troubled teenage girl's life in British public housing, but I'm glad I stuck it out to the end. The last third of the film soars to a shocking,...
Fish Tank
brilliant gritty english cinema, that pushes boundries and keeps you on the edge of your seat
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